Intuitive network management user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12519703-B2
Application number	US-202418732844-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2024
Priority date	Jun 14, 2023
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating an intuitive network management user interface (UI). A method includes: receiving network information of at least one client network and at least one cloud network, wherein the network information includes a network identifier of each device within a given network, a status of the given network, network policies associated with the given network; determining a plurality of connections between the at least one client network and the at least one cloud network based on the network information; generating, for display, the network management UI including a three-column graphical structure wherein a first column includes first visualized information of the at least one client network, a second column includes second visualized information of the plurality of connections, and a third column includes third visualized information of the at least one cloud network.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for generating an intuitive network management user interface (UI), the method comprising:
receiving network information of at least one client network and at least one cloud network, wherein the network information includes a network identifier of each device within a given network, a status of the given network, network policies associated with the given network; determining a plurality of connections between the at least one client network and the at least one cloud network based on the network information; generating, for display, the network management UI comprising a three-column graphical structure wherein a first column includes first visualized information of the at least one client network, a second column includes second visualized information of the plurality of connections, and a third column includes third visualized information of the at least one cloud network; wherein the first visualized information and the third visualized information includes visualizations of the network information of at least one client network and at least one cloud network, and wherein the second visualized information includes lines, extending from the first column to the third column, that represent each network connection between a device in the at least one client network and a device in the at least one cloud network; receiving, on the network management UI, a selection to modify the at least one client network, the at least one cloud network, or the plurality of connections; and transmitting a command to the at least one client network and/or the at least one cloud network to execute the selection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the network information comprises:
installing, on the at least one client network and the at least one cloud network, at least one virtual agent configured to monitor internal and external network connections and generate the network information.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection to modify comprises a selection to create a new network and reassign devices in an existing network of the at least one client network or the at least one cloud network to the new network.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection to modify comprises creating a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, wherein the VPN tunnel is associated with one of site-to-site open VPN and multi-site IPsec VPN.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection to modify comprises performing automatic network mapping, wherein when a network is created on the at least one client network with an IP address that corresponds to the at least one cloud network, the command comprises automatically performing tunneling.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection to modify comprises adding a virtual network to the at least one cloud network and stretching the virtual network to the at least one client network.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection to modify comprises changing a parameter in one of the first visualized information, the second visualized information, and the third visualization information.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating an icon on each of the lines of the second column, wherein the icon indicates a status of a respective connection between a device in the at least one client network and a device in the at least one cloud network; receiving a selection of a first icon in the second column; and generating a dialog window that indicates additional information about a first connection associated with the first icon.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein an appearance of the icon differs based on whether the respective connection is successful or has errors.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second visualized information includes an icon that indicates an amount of the network policies that are active for a given connection.

11 . A system for generating an intuitive network management user interface (UI), the system comprising:
at least one memory; and at least one hardware processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured, individually or in combination, to:
receive network information of at least one client network and at least one cloud network, wherein the network information includes a network identifier of each device within a given network, a status of the given network, network policies associated with the given network;
determine a plurality of connections between the at least one client network and the at least one cloud network based on the network information;
generate, for display, the network management UI comprising a three-column graphical structure wherein a first column includes first visualized information of the at least one client network, a second column includes second visualized information of the plurality of connections, and a third column includes third visualized information of the at least one cloud network;
wherein the first visualized information and the third visualized information includes visualizations of the network information of at least one client network and at least one cloud network, and wherein the second visualized information includes lines, extending from the first column to the third column, that represent each network connection between a device in the at least one client network and a device in the at least one cloud network;
receive, on the network management UI, a selection to modify the at least one client network, the at least one cloud network, or the plurality of connections; and
transmit a command to the at least one client network and/or the at least one cloud network to execute the selection.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to receive the network information by:
installing, on the at least one client network and the at least one cloud network, at least one virtual agent configured to monitor internal and external network connections and generate the network information.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selection to modify comprises a selection to create a new network and reassign devices in an existing network of the at least one client network or the at least one cloud network to the new network.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selection to modify comprises creating a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, wherein the VPN tunnel is associated with one of site-to-site open VPN and multi-site IPsec VPN.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selection to modify comprises performing automatic network mapping, wherein when a network is created on the at least one client network with an IP address that corresponds to the at least one cloud network, the command comprises automatically performing tunneling.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selection to modify comprises adding a virtual network to the at least one cloud network and stretching the virtual network to the at least one client network.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selection to modify comprises changing a parameter in one of the first visualized information, the second visualized information, and the third visualization information.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to:
generate an icon on each of the lines of the second column, wherein the icon indicates a status of a respective connection between a device in the at least one client network and a device in the at least one cloud network; receive a selection of a first icon

Assignees

• Acronis Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Pashkov Georgy
• Bell Serg
• Protasov Stanislav

Classifications

• H04L41/12 Primary

  Discovery or management of network topologies · CPC title

• H04L12/4633

  Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling · CPC title

• H04L12/4641

  Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272) · CPC title

• H04L41/22 Primary

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title