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US 9,794,154 B2Granted
Selective IP address allocation for probes that do not have assigned IP addresses
AssigneeViavi Solutions Inc.
InventorsMichael Stevens, Samuel M. Bauer, Paul Kingsley
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing communication in an IP network between a server and a probe that does not maintain an IP address by selectively restricting which IP addresses that are identified as active in the network may be borrowed for the probes. Restriction of IP addresses may include a black list to exclude specific IP addresses, a white list from which IP addresses can be drawn or both. This permits control over which IP addresses may be borrowed by probes, reducing false alarms, alerts or other network concerns caused by unexpected IP traffic on a particular IP address in the network.
Claims20
A server device comprising:
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
- receive an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a network device disposed downstream of a probe for monitoring a network associated with the network device;
- compare the IP address to IP addresses included in a first list;
- selectively add, based on comparing the IP address to the IP addresses included in the first list, the IP address to IP addresses included in a second list,
- the second list being different than the first list;
- select, based on selectively adding the IP address to the IP addresses included in the second list, a particular IP address from the IP addresses included in the second list;
- and
- assign the particular IP address to the probe,
- the particular IP address enabling the probe to communicate with the server device,
- wherein assigning the particular IP address to the probe the processor is configured to send, to the probe, a command that includes the particular IP address as a destination IP address of the command,
- the destination IP address of the command to be borrowed by the probe for communication with the server device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a server device, an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a network device disposed downstream of a probe for monitoring a network associated with the network device;
- comparing, by the server device, the IP address to IP addresses included in a first list;
- selectively adding, by the server device and based on comparing the IP address to the IP addresses included in the first list, the IP address to IP addresses included in a second list,
- the second list being different than the first list;
- selecting, by the server device and based on selectively adding the IP address to the IP addresses included in the second list, a particular IP address from the IP addresses included in the second list;
- and
- assigning, by the server device, the particular IP address to the probe,
- the particular IP address enabling the probe to communicate with the server device,
- wherein assigning the particular IP address to the probe includes sending, to the probe, a command that includes the particular IP address as a destination IP address of the command,
- the destination IP address of the command to be borrowed by the probe for communication with the server device.
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A system comprising:
- a probe for monitoring a network associated with a network device disposed downstream of the probe;
- and
- a server device configured to:
- receive an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the network device;
- compare the IP address to IP addresses included in a first list;
- selectively add, based on comparing the IP address to the IP addresses included in the first list, the IP address to IP addresses included in a second list,
- the second list being different than the first list;
- select, based on selectively adding the IP address to the IP addresses included in the second list, a particular IP address from the IP addresses included in the second list;
- and
- assign the particular IP address to the probe,
- the particular IP address enabling the probe to communicate with the server device,
- wherein assigning the particular IP address to the probe, the server device is configured to send, to the probe, a command that includes the particular IP address as a destination IP address of the command,
- the destination IP address of the command to be borrowed by the probe for communication with the server device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.