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US 7,733,806 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for non-invasive discovery of relationships between nodes in a network
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Neil Raymond Pennell
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for identifying nodes in a network data processing system. Cache data is received from a set of routers in the data processing system. The cache data includes an identification of the nodes sending data packets onto the network data processing system. The nodes on the network data processing system are identified using the cache data from the set of routers.
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A method in a data processing system for identifying nodes in a network data processing system, the method comprising:
- receiving cache data from a set of routers in the data processing system on a periodic basis, wherein the cache data includes an identification of the nodes sending data packets onto the network data processing system;
- identifying the nodes on the network data processing system using the cache data from the set of routers;
- identifying communication paths between end nodes using the cache data from the set of routers;
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- generating a display of the nodes in a graphical view comprising the communications paths between the nodes with a graphical indication of network traffic volume using the cache data received on a periodic basis, wherein the graphical view includes network traffic volume and node relationships over time.
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