Method and apparatus for providing tenant information for network flows
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorAkshya Kumar Singh
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes generating at a network device comprising a virtual switch, a tenant record comprising tenant information for a context defined within the virtual switch, exporting the tenant record to a collector, monitoring network flow at the virtual switch, and exporting network flow data in a data record to the collector. The data record includes an identifier associating the data record with the context. An apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- generating at a network device comprising a virtual switch, a tenant record comprising tenant information for a context defined within said virtual switch;
- exporting the tenant record to a collector;
- monitoring network flow at said virtual switch;
- and
- exporting network flow data in a data record to the collector;
- wherein the data record comprises an identifier associating the data record with the context.
The method of claim I wherein the context comprises a virtual local area network segment.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for generating a tenant record comprising tenant information for a context defined within a virtual switch, exporting the tenant record to a collector, monitoring network flow at said virtual switch, and exporting network flow data in a data record to the collector;
- and
- memory for storing said tenant information;
- wherein the data record comprises an identifier associating the data record with the context.
Logic encoded on one or more tangible computer readable media for execution and when executed operable to:
- generate at a network device comprising a virtual switch, a tenant record comprising tenant information for a context defined within said virtual switch;
- export the tenant record to a collector;
- monitor network flow at said virtual switch;
- and
- export network flow data in a data record to the collector;
- wherein the data record comprises an identifier associating the data record with the context.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.