Method and system for simplified network wide traffic and/or flow monitoring in a data network
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1. A method of providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring, comprising:
- transmitting a request to access a data network for a source to be monitored, the request to access the data network indicating that the source has migrated in the data network to become coupled to a network device;
receiving, responsive to the request to access the data network, information associated with a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) that has been automatically allocated for a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session corresponding to the request to access the data network, the VLAN allocated for the SPAN session coupling the source and a destination that performs monitoring; and
sending, by a network device, a copy of traffic to and from the source to the destination in the SPAN session, wherein the allocated VLAN carries the copy of the traffic sent to the destination in the SPAN session.
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Abstract
Method and system for providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring including monitoring a data network, detecting a change in the data network, initiating a span session based on the detected change in the data network, and dynamically modifying network configuration based on the detected change in the data network is disclosed.
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1. A method of providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring, comprising:
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transmitting a request to access a data network for a source to be monitored, the request to access the data network indicating that the source has migrated in the data network to become coupled to a network device; receiving, responsive to the request to access the data network, information associated with a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) that has been automatically allocated for a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session corresponding to the request to access the data network, the VLAN allocated for the SPAN session coupling the source and a destination that performs monitoring; and sending, by a network device, a copy of traffic to and from the source to the destination in the SPAN session, wherein the allocated VLAN carries the copy of the traffic sent to the destination in the SPAN session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a network device coupled to a data network; and a controller unit coupled to the data network, the controller unit configured to; detect a migration of a client terminal in the data network to become coupled to the network device; in response to the detection of the migration of the client terminal, automatically initiate a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session for monitoring the client terminal, the SPAN session coupling the network device to a destination that performs monitoring; automatically allocate a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) for the SPAN session; enable the network device to send a copy of traffic to and from the client terminal to the allocated VLAN; and configure the data network to deliver the copy of traffic on the allocated VLAN to the destination that performs monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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detecting a migration of a source to be monitored in a data network such that the source becomes coupled to a network device; in response to detecting the migration of the source, automatically initiating a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session for monitoring the source, the SPAN session coupling the network device to a destination that performs monitoring; automatically allocating a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) for the SPAN session, the VLAN to carry a copy of traffic to and from the source that is provided to the destination that performs monitoring; and configuring the data network to deliver the copy of traffic on the allocated VLAN to the destination that performs monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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