PACKET FLOW SAMPLING IN NETWORK MONITORING
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240064103A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US17977953

    申请日:2022-10-31

    CPC classification number: H04L47/215 H04L43/0876

    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for intelligently sampling packet flows within a network. The techniques enable the sampling of a limited set of packet flows that show greatest amount of information about the network from the packet flows in order to provide the greatest insight on application performance, network packet, and critical events within the network. Additionally, the techniques provide configurable parameters, such that the techniques are customizable for each user's network.

    Techniques for decreasing multiprotocol label switching entropy label overhead

    公开(公告)号:US09912598B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US15184840

    申请日:2016-06-16

    CPC classification number: H04L45/50 H04L45/24

    Abstract: A method is provided in one embodiment and includes receiving at a network element an encapsulated packet and determining whether both an ECMP/LAG Existing (“ele”) flag and an Entropy Label Capability (“elc”) flag are set for an egress node of the packet in a Label Distribution Protocol (“LDP”) database of the network element. If both the ele and elc flags are set for the egress node of the packet in the LDP database, the method further includes determining whether the network element is an ingress node for the packet and, if the network element is the ingress node for the packet, pushing an Entropy Label (“EL”) and an Entropy Label Indicator (“ELI”) onto an MPLS stack of the packet.

    Systems and methods for determining a network path trace

    公开(公告)号:US11881934B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US18051298

    申请日:2022-10-31

    CPC classification number: H04L43/10 H04L43/062

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a network orchestrator, trace parameters from a user device. The method also includes determining, by the network orchestrator, to initiate a network path trace for the application, generating, by the network orchestrator, a filter policy for the network path trace using the trace parameters, and allocating, by the network orchestrator, a trace identification to the network path trace. The method also includes initiating, by the network orchestrator, the network path trace within a network by communicating the filter policy and the trace identification to a first node of the network and receiving, by the network orchestrator, network path trace data from a plurality of nodes of the network. The method further includes generating, by the network orchestrator, a trace report for the application using the network path trace data.

    Dynamic cascaded clustering for dynamic VNF

    公开(公告)号:US09781055B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-03

    申请号:US14462230

    申请日:2014-08-18

    CPC classification number: H04L47/783 H04L45/00 H04L45/14

    Abstract: In an example, a server architecture is described for a dynamic cascaded node chain providing a resource cluster. The cascaded node chain may include one or more resource instances provisioned as a head node, zero or more middle nodes, and a tail node. Each node may include a discrete number of available resource entries in a flow table. As traffic enters the head node, each node attempts to match the traffic to an entry in its flow table. If no match is found, the packet is downlinked to the next node in the chain. If the packet reaches the tail node without a match, it is punted to the controller. The controller may then provision a matching entry if an entry is available. If not, the controller may spawn a new resource instance. When the full capacity of the cluster is reached, non-matching entries may be dropped.

    TECHNIQUES FOR DECREASING MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING ENTROPY LABEL OVERHEAD

    公开(公告)号:US20170366461A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15184840

    申请日:2016-06-16

    CPC classification number: H04L45/50 H04L45/24

    Abstract: A method is provided in one embodiment and includes receiving at a network element an encapsulated packet and determining whether both an ECMP/LAG Existing (“ele”) flag and an Entropy Label Capability (“elc”) flag are set for an egress node of the packet in a Label Distribution Protocol (“LDP”) database of the network element. If both the ele and elc flags are set for the egress node of the packet in the LDP database, the method further includes determining whether the network element is an ingress node for the packet and, if the network element is the ingress node for the packet, pushing an Entropy Label (“EL”) and an Entropy Label Indicator (“ELI”) onto an MPLS stack of the packet.

    DYNAMIC AGGREGATE ID BASED FLOW METRICS AGGREGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240056384A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18090264

    申请日:2022-12-28

    CPC classification number: H04L45/245 H04L45/38 H04L45/123

    Abstract: Techniques and architecture are described grouping various sources of traffic within a network into grouping fields and assigning each combination of grouping field values an aggregate identification (ID). A first hop edge router may receive a packet and search a mapping table for a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values within the mapping table. If not found, the first hop edge router may assign a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values and store the new aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values in the mapping table. The first hop edge router may forward the packet on through the network with the aggregate ID embedded in metadata. Routers within the network may measure and aggregate flow metrics of the packet within the network based on the aggregate ID and provide the measurements to the network controller.

    Systems and Methods for Determining a Network Path Trace

    公开(公告)号:US20230112928A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US18051298

    申请日:2022-10-31

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a network orchestrator, trace parameters from a user device. The method also includes determining, by the network orchestrator, to initiate a network path trace for the application, generating, by the network orchestrator, a filter policy for the network path trace using the trace parameters, and allocating, by the network orchestrator, a trace identification to the network path trace. The method also includes initiating, by the network orchestrator, the network path trace within a network by communicating the filter policy and the trace identification to a first node of the network and receiving, by the network orchestrator, network path trace data from a plurality of nodes of the network. The method further includes generating, by the network orchestrator, a trace report for the application using the network path trace data.

    Dynamic aggregate ID based flow metrics aggregation

    公开(公告)号:US11991069B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US18090264

    申请日:2022-12-28

    CPC classification number: H04L45/245 H04L45/123 H04L45/38

    Abstract: Techniques and architecture are described grouping various sources of traffic within a network into grouping fields and assigning each combination of grouping field values an aggregate identification (ID). A first hop edge router may receive a packet and search a mapping table for a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values within the mapping table. If not found, the first hop edge router may assign a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values and store the new aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values in the mapping table. The first hop edge router may forward the packet on through the network with the aggregate ID embedded in metadata. Routers within the network may measure and aggregate flow metrics of the packet within the network based on the aggregate ID and provide the measurements to the network controller.

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