Network infrastructure management

A network device for managing a network infrastructure, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive a network statistics request from a computing device, the network statistics request indicating at least one of a node and a data path, in a layer of a network stack in the network infrastructure, for which a network statistics attribute is to be determined, the network statistics attribute being representative of information associated with one of data packets transceived by the node and data packets transferred over the data path;
• determine the network statistics attribute based on a value of a counter associated with the network statistics attribute of one of the node and the data path, wherein the value of the counter is updated based on one of a data packet being transceived by the node and a data packet being transferred over the data path;
• capture a plurality of snapshots, each snapshot of the plurality of snapshots being captured at a pre-defined time interval, wherein each snapshot depicts the value of the counter at a time instance at which the snapshot is captured;
• and
• periodically transmit a bundle of the plurality of snapshots to the computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for managing a network infrastructure, the computer-readable instructions when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive a network statistics request from a computing device, the network statistics request indicating at least one of a node and a data path, in a layer of a network stack in the network infrastructure, for which a network statistics attribute is to be determined, the network statistics attribute being representative of information associated with one of data packets transceived by the node and data packets transferred over the data path;
• determine the network statistics attribute based on a value of a counter associated with the network statistics attribute of one of the node and the data path, wherein the value of the counter is updated based on a data packet being transceived by the node and a data packet being transferred over the data path;
• and
• provide the network statistics attribute to the computing device.