System and method for reconfiguring a network using network traffic comparisions

A network orchestrator, comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and a non-transitory computer readable storing instructions that when executed by a hardware processor cause the hardware processor to:
• determine a client type for each of a plurality of client devices in a first network, wherein the first network comprises the plurality of client devices connected to the first network via a first network controller connected to the processing resource;
• determine a first average packet count for each client type connected to the first network, wherein the first network is configured to send a first multicast Domain Name Service (mDNS) query to all of the plurality of client devices connected to the first network, with each client device of the plurality of client devices responding to the first mDNS query using a multicast query-response message;
• determine a second client type for each of a plurality of second client devices connected to a second network, wherein the second network comprises the plurality of second client devices connected to the second network via a second network controller connected to the processing resource;
• receive a second average packet count for each client type of the plurality of second client devices connected to the second network, wherein the second network is configured to unicast a second mDNS query to the second network controller, the second network controller configured to respond to the second mDNS query using a corresponding unicast query response message;
• compute, for each client type in the first network, a difference between the first average packet count of the client type in the first network and the second average packet count for corresponding client type in the second network;
• and
• reconfigure, the first network based on a determination that the difference between the first average packet count and the second average packet count for at least one client type of the first network and a corresponding at least one client type of the second network is above a first predefined threshold and based on instruction sent by a network administrator of the first network,
• wherein reconfiguring the first network causes the first network to unicast the first mDNS query to the first network controller and configure the first network controller to respond to the first mDNS query using a corresponding unicast query response message,
• wherein when the instruction to reconfigure the first network is received, reconfigure the first network controller in the first network to support unicast query and response messages,
• wherein the hardware processor monitors the first network, the second network and maintains a list of all the connected client devices in the first network and the second network.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a processing resource, a client type for each of a plurality of client devices in the first network and a count of network devices sharing the first network with the plurality of client devices, wherein the first network comprises the plurality of client devices connected to the first network via a first network controller connected to the processing resource;
• determining, by the processing resource, a first average packet count for each client type connected to the first network, wherein the first network is configured to send a first multicast Domain Name Service (mDNS) query to all of the plurality of client devices connected to the first network, with each client device of the plurality of client devices responding to the first mDNS query using a multicast query-response message;
• determining, by the processing resource, a second client type for each of a plurality of second client devices connected to a second network, wherein the second network comprises the plurality of second client devices connected to the second network via a second network controller coupled to the processing resource;
• receiving, by the processing resource, a second average packet count for each client type of the plurality of client devices connected to the second network, wherein the second network is configured to unicast a second mDNS query to the second network controller, the second network controller configured to respond to the second mDNS query using a corresponding unicast query response message;
• computing, by the processing resource for each client type connected to the first network, a first bandwidth consumption of the client type in the first network, wherein the first bandwidth consumption of the client type is computed based on the first average packet count of the client type, a count of the plurality of client devices of the client type, and a number of network devices sharing a VLAN with the plurality of client devices of the client type;
• computing, by the processing resource, a second bandwidth consumption of the second network based on a second average packet count for each client type connected to the second network and a count of each client type in the second network;
• generating, by the processing resource, a bandwidth difference between the first network and second network by comparing the first bandwidth consumption and second bandwidth consumption;
• and
• reconfiguring, by the processing resource, the first network based on the bandwidth difference and an instruction sent by a network administrator of the first network,
• wherein reconfiguring the first network causes the first network to unicast the first mDNS query to the first network controller and configure the first network controller to respond to the first mDNS query using a corresponding unicast query response message,
• wherein when the instruction to reconfigure the first network is received, reconfiguring the first network controller in the first network to support unicast query and response messages,
• wherein the processing resource monitors the first network, the second network and maintains a list of all the connected client devices in the first network and the second network.