Systems and methods for network monitoring and analysis of a simulated network

A system for generating network traffic in, a simulated network environment comprising:

• a simulated network environment comprising hardware, software, and virtualized devices that duplicate a network architecture of a user's operating network environment and user network such that the simulated network environment operationally mimics the user's operating network environment and the user network, the simulated network comprises one or more simulated users one or more simulated workstations, and one or more user workstations;
• a computer network platform having hardware and software configured as a standalone configuration including a system control module and a memory the computer network platform communicatively coupled to the simulated network environment and the user's operational network environment and user network;
• a processing unit resident on the computer network platform configured for creating one or more network traffic patterns, originating from the one or more simulated, users within the simulated network environment, the traffic patterns replicate actual traffic patterns within the user's operating network environment, the created network traffic patterns represents network traffic between a plurality of network devices within the simulated network environment, the processing unit also being configured for creating a traffic profile utilizing one or more of the network traffic patterns, the traffic profile being a group of one or more network traffic patterns along with corresponding traffic profile metadata defining a relationship between one or more network traffic patterns of the traffic profile, the processing unit further configured for receiving metadata regarding the one or more network traffic patterns and adding the received network traffic pattern metadata to the associated network traffic patterns, and for receiving the traffic profile metadata and adding the traffic profile metadata to the traffic profile, the network traffic patterns providing users of the simulated network with the capability to conduct computer network operations (CNO) in a simulated environment, the processing unit is further configured to receive an input from a user of the simulated network, via the one or more user workstations, the input comprising data indicative of an action to be taken based upon the one or more network traffic patterns, thereby allowing the user to conduct computer network operations (CNO) in a simulated environment via one of the user workstations.

A system for generating network traffic in a simulated network environment comprising:

• a simulated, network environment comprising hardware, software, and virtualized devices that duplicate a network architecture of a user's operational network environment and user network such that the simulated network environment operationally mimics the user's operating network environment and the user network, the simulated network comprises one or more simulated users one or more simulated workstations, and one or more user workstations;
• a computer network platform having hardware and software configured as a standalone configuration including a system control module and a memory, the computer network platform, communicatively coupled to the simulated network environment and the user's operating network environment and user network;
• a processing unit resident on the computer network platform configured for creating one or more network traffic patterns, originating from the one or more simulated users within the simulated network environment, the traffic patterns replicate actual traffic patterns within a user's operating network environment, the created network traffic patterns represents network traffic between a plurality of network devices within the simulated network environment, the processing unit also being configured for creating a traffic profile utilizing one or more of the network traffic patterns, the traffic profile being a group of one or more network traffic patterns along with corresponding traffic profile metadata defining a relationship between one or more network traffic patterns of the traffic profile, the processing unit further being configured for creating a traffic scenario that includes a croup of created traffic profiles and traffic scenario metadata, the processing unit further configured for receiving metadata regarding the one or more network traffic patterns and adding the received network traffic pattern metadata to the associated network traffic patterns, for receiving the traffic profile metadata and adding the traffic profile metadata to the traffic profile, and for receiving the traffic scenario metadata and adding the traffic scenario metadata to the traffic scenario, the processing unit is further configured to receive an input from a user of the simulated network, via the one or more user workstations, the input comprising data indicative of an action to be taken based upon the one or more network traffic patterns, thereby allowing the user to conduct computer network operations (CNO) in a simulated environment.