Augmenting network device management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016241996-A1
Application number	US-201514625406-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 18, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an embodiment, presenting computer datacenter information comprises a server computer system that is coupled to a plurality of internetworking devices. The plurality of internetworking devices is configured to emit device location information. The server computer system receives the device location information from one or more internetworking devices, where the device location information is based on a particular proximity to a mobile computing device. The server computer system determines a geo-location and proximity of the mobile computing device relative to the one or more internetworking devices. The server computer system then selects device related information for a particular internetworking device, of the one or more internetworking devices, that has closest proximity to the determined geo-location of the mobile computing device. The server computer system then modifies a level of detail of the device related information based upon proximity of the mobile computing device and the particular internetworking device. The server computer system presents the device related information for the particular internetworking device, to the mobile computing device. In other embodiments, the invention encompasses a computer-readable medium configured to carry out the foregoing steps.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of presenting computer datacenter related information, comprising:
in a server computer system that is coupled to a plurality of internetworking devices that are configured to emit device location information, receiving the device location information from one or more internetworking devices, wherein the device location information that is received is based on a particular proximity to a mobile computing device; using the server computer system, determining a geo-location and proximity of the mobile computing device to the one or more internetworking devices; using the server computer system, selecting device related information for a particular internetworking device, of the one or more internetworking devices, that has a closest proximity to the geo-location of the mobile computing device; using the server computer system, modifying a level of detail of the device related information based upon the proximity of the mobile computing device and the particular internetworking device; using the server computer system, presenting the device related information, for the particular internetworking device, to the mobile computing device.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device related information includes one or more real time data flows obtained from the particular internetworking device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
reading a device identifier of the particular internetworking device using an interior positioning system device of that particular internetworking device; determining a device geo-location of the particular internetworking device based upon mapping the device identifier to a device location data model; and presenting only the one or more real time data flows that have been obtained from the particular internetworking device that has the closest proximity to the mobile computing device based upon the geo-location of the mobile computing device and the device geo-location of the particular internetworking device.

4 . The method of claim 2 further comprising updating the one or more real time data flows in response to an interaction of the mobile computing device with the internetworking device that causes a change in the one or more real time data flows.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting the device related information is in an augmented reality format on the mobile computing device.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.

7 . The method of claim 5 wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile computer coupled to a computer display device affixed to an eyeglass frame.

8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
in response to detecting a movement of the particular internetworking device, receiving updated device location information from the particular internetworking device; and
updating a particular geo-location of the particular internetworking device on a device location data model using the updated device location information.

9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
in response to detecting one or more new internetworking devices, receiving device location information from the one or more new internetworking devices;
compiling device location information for the one or more new internetworking devices to create a device location data model of the computer datacenter; and
updating the device location data model of the computer datacenter by mapping, onto the device location data model of the computer datacenter, one or more locations of the one or more new internetworking devices.

10 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a request for location information for a target internetworking device; and
presenting waypoint information related to the location of the target internetworking device as part of presenting the device related information.

11 . The method of claim 10 wherein presenting the waypoint information includes causing displaying a highlighted path from a first location of the mobile computing device to a second location of the target internetworking device.

12 . The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the device related information further comprises aggregating device related information from one or more data repositories and presenting the device related information after aggregation.

13 . A datacenter management computer comprising:
a computing network that is configured to couple to a plurality of internetworking devices that are configured to emit device related information; receiving logic in the computing network that is configured to receive device location information from one or more internetworking devices, wherein the device location information that is received is based on a particular proximity to a mobile computing device; a datacenter management computing unit that is configured to: determine a geo-location and proximity of the mobile computing device to the one or more internetworking devices; select device related information for a particular internetworking device, of the one or more internetworking devices, that has a closest proximity to the geo-location of the mobile computing device; modify a level of detail of the device related information based upon the proximity of the mobile computing device and the particular internetworking device; present the device related information, for the particular internetworking device, to the mobile computing device.

14 . The datacenter management computer of claim 13 , wherein the device related information includes one or more real time data flows obtained from the particular internetworking device.

15 . The datacenter management computer of claim 14 , wherein the datacenter management computing unit is further configured to:
read a device identifier of the particular internetworking device using an interior positioning system device of that particular internetworking device; determine a device geo-location of the particular internetworking device based upon mapping the device identifier to a device location data model; and present only the one or more real time data flows that have been obtained from the particular internetworking device that has the closest proximity to the mobile computing device based upon the geo-location of the mobile computing device and the device geo-location of the particular internetworking device.

16 . The datacenter management computer of claim 14 , wherein the datacenter management computing unit is further configured to:
update the one or more real time data flows in response to an interaction of the mobile computing device with the internetworking device that causes a change in the one or more real time data flows.

17 . The datacenter management computer of claim 13 , wherein the datacenter management computing that is configured to present the device related information is in an augmented reality format on the mobile computing device.

18 . The datacenter management computer of claim 17 , wherein the mobile computing device is a wearable computing device.

19 . The datacenter management computer of claim 17 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile computer coupled to a computer display device affixed to an eyeglass frame.

20 . The datacenter management computer of claim 13 , wherein the datacenter management computing unit is further configured to:
in response to detecting a movement of the particular internetworking device, receive updated device

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Bourque Daniel
• Obstfeld Joel
• Kern Ed
• Hosseini Anoosh

Classifications

• H04L69/085

  specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks · CPC title

• H04L67/18

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04L41/145

  involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title