Network topology planning and validation
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsHong Yuan, HongGang Liu, Yining Chu, Zhe Huang
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Abstract
An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be configured to: receive information regarding equipment that is to be communicatively coupled to a data network; determine a topology for communicatively coupling the equipment to the data network, wherein the topology includes information regarding which equipment ports of the equipment are to be coupled to data network ports of the data network; and transmit information regarding the topology to a user.
Claims18
An information handling system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory;
- wherein the information handling system is configured to:
- receive information regarding equipment that is to be communicatively coupled to a data network;
- receive information regarding connectivity rules specifying connectivity details, port details, and virtual local area network (VLAN) details for the equipment;
- determine a topology for communicatively coupling the equipment to the data network, wherein the topology includes information regarding which equipment ports of the equipment are to be coupled to data network ports of the data network, and wherein the topology is determined to satisfy the connectivity rules;
- and
- transmit information regarding the topology to a user.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at an information handling system, information regarding equipment that is to be communicatively coupled to a data network;
- receiving information regarding connectivity rules specifying connectivity details, port details, and virtual local area network (VLAN) details for the equipment;
- determining, by the information handling system, a topology for communicatively coupling the equipment to the data network, wherein the topology includes information regarding which equipment ports of the equipment are to be coupled to data network ports of the data network, and wherein the topology is determined to satisfy the connectivity rules;
- and
- transmitting information regarding the topology from the information handling system to a user.
An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of an information handling system for:
- receiving information regarding equipment that is to be communicatively coupled to a data network;
- receiving information regarding connectivity rules specifying connectivity details, port details, and virtual local area network (VLAN) details for the equipment;
- determining a topology for communicatively coupling the equipment to the data network, wherein the topology includes information regarding which equipment ports of the equipment are to be coupled to data network ports of the data network, and wherein the topology is determined to satisfy the connectivity rules;
- and
- transmitting information regarding the topology to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.