Visualization for managing multiple IP address management systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9548904-B2
Application number	US-201514938349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2011
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Visualization for managing multiple IP address management systems is provided. In some embodiments, visualization for managing multiple IP address management systems for an IP address management manager system includes communicating with a plurality of IP address management systems to determine IP address management information managed by each of the IP address management systems; and generating a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems based on the IP address management information managed by each of the IP address management systems, in which the graphical visualization of the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems indicates any gaps or overlaps in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a processor of an IP address management manager system, wherein the processor is configured to:
communicate with a plurality of IP address management systems to determine IP address management information managed by each of the IP address management systems, wherein a first IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system, and wherein a second IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system; and
generate a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems based on the IP address management information managed by each of the plurality of IP address management systems, wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems indicates any gaps or overlaps in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems; and
wherein in an event that a gap in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems is indicated, the gap indicates unallocated address space in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the IP address management manager system is an appliance or a virtual appliance.

3. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a window displaying IP address management information for a subset of an IP address space indicated as an overlapping IP address space in response to a received input.

4. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a window displaying IP address management information for a subset of an IP address space indicated as a gap in the IP address space in response to a received input.

5. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space is displayed as a grid map.

6. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space is displayed as a grid map, and wherein the IP address space is displayed as rows that wrap within the grid map.

7. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a selection of a subset of the plurality of IP address management systems; and
generate a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the subset of the plurality of IP address management systems.

8. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space indicates the gaps different from the overlaps.

9. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein in an event that an overlap in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems is indicated, a first subset of the IP address space managed by the first IP address management system overlaps with a second subset of the IP address space managed by the second IP address management system.

10. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
synchronize IP address space information periodically collected from each of the plurality of IP address management systems to generate synchronized IP address space information, wherein any gaps or overlaps in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems are determined based on the synchronized IP address space information.

11. A method for an IP address management manager system, comprising:
communicating with a plurality of IP address management systems to determine IP address management information managed by each of the IP address management systems, wherein a first IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system, and wherein a second IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system; and
generating a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems based on the IP address management information managed by each of the plurality of IP address management systems using a processor of the IP address management manager system, wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems indicates any gaps or overlaps in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems; and
wherein in an event that a gap in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems is indicated, the gap indicates unallocated address space in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems.

12. The method recited in claim 11 , wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space is displayed as a grid map, and wherein the IP address space is displayed as rows that wrap within the grid map.

13. The method recited in claim 11 , further comprising:
generating a window displaying IP address management information for a subset of an IP address space indicated as an overlapping IP address space in response to a received input.

14. The method recited in claim 11 , further comprising:
generating a window displaying IP address management information for a subset of an IP address space indicated as a gap in the IP address space in response to a received input.

15. The method recited in claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of a subset of the plurality of IP address management systems; and
generating a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the subset of the plurality of IP address management systems.

16. The method recited in claim 11 , wherein the graphical visualization of the IP address space indicates the gaps different from the overlaps.

17. The method recited in claim 11 , wherein in an event that an overlap in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems is indicated, a first subset of the IP address space managed by the first IP address management system overlaps with a second subset of the IP address space managed by the second IP address management system.

18. The method recited in claim 11 , further comprising:
synchronizing IP address space information periodically collected from each of the plurality of IP address management systems to generate synchronized IP address space information, wherein any gaps or overlaps in the IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems are determined based on the synchronized IP address space information.

19. A computer program product for an IP address management manager system, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
communicating with a plurality of IP address management systems to determine IP address management information managed by each of the IP address management systems, wherein a first IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system, and wherein a second IP address management system is in communication with the IP address management manager system; and
generating a graphical visualization of an IP address space managed by the plurality of IP address management systems based on the IP address management information managed by each of the plurality of IP address managem

Assignees

• Infoblox Inc

Inventors

• Voltmer Frederic Andrew
• Clark Thomas S
• Frew Barry Arlen
• Zhang Zhifeng
• Woirgard Sebastien
• Visagamani Kugaprakash
• Wang Wei
• Liu Etienne M

Classifications

• H04L61/2061

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L43/50

  Testing arrangements · CPC title

• H04L41/50 Primary

  Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements · CPC title

• H04L67/1095

  Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes · CPC title

• H04L61/2007

  Electricity · mapped topic