US 11,743,136 B2
Network mapping system
Amardeep Nagarkar, Pune (IN); Shivraj Shahajirao Sonawane, Pune (IN); Shantanu Kulkarni, Pune (IN); Sarat Chandra Annadata, Pune (IN); and Sachin Mohan Vaidya, Pune (IN)
Assigned to NICIRA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,426.
Application 17/321,426 is a continuation of application No. 16/261,613, filed on Jan. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,032,155.
Claims priority of application No. 201841044739 (IN), filed on Nov. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0273860 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 43/045 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 43/045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating a multi-layer network map from network configuration data, the method comprising:
receiving network configuration data that defines network components for a particular logical network that spans one or more datacenters, the particular logical network implemented on a shared physical network along with at least one other logical network;
based on the received network configuration data, generating a plurality of data layers for a multi-layer interactive map of the network, wherein different data layers include (1) a logical first network layer comprising logical network components in the particular logical network, and (2) a physical second network layer comprising physical network components that implement the logical network components of the first network layer; and
from the first and second data layers, generating first and second visual representations of the particular logical network and the shared physical network, the first visual representation displaying a set of logical network components and a set of links identifying physical network components that implement the set of logical network components.