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System for Network Flow Visualization through Network Devices within Network Topology

  • US 20130159864A1
  • Filed: 02/22/2013
  • Published: 06/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for visualization of internal network flow, comprising:

  • a network device including a plurality of internal interfaces, the network device operating to receive a network flow at an ingress interface of the plurality of internal interfaces and route the network flow within the network device; and

    a computer system in communication with the network device, the computer system including a display,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display a graphical user interface including an object representing the network device,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, interface objects respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of internal interfaces of the network device,the computer system operating to acquire a network flow record for the network flow through the network device, the network flow record identifying the ingress interface of the network device for the network flow and identifying switching information for the network flow within the network device,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, a transmission path of the network flow within the network device from the ingress interface, the transmission path defined by the switching information identified by the network flow record.

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