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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
James Ryan, Littleton, CO (US);
Marcus Hadavi, Denver, CO (US);
Mike Renner, Englewood, CO (US);
Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);
John Kane, Longmont, CO (US);
Hans Zeschin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Roberte Faber, Verona, WI (US);
James Ryan, Littleton, CO (US);
Marcus Hadavi, Denver, CO (US);
Mike Renner, Englewood, CO (US);
Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);
John Kane, Longmont, CO (US);
Hans Zeschin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
A method for identifying VLANs associated with a network includes gathering actual network element configuration data from a plurality of network elements in the network, wherein the actual network element configuration data identifies one or more VLANs that at least some of the plurality of network elements are actually allocated to; correlating the actual network element configuration data with administrative VLAN data; and determining one or more VLANs that are not commonly identified in both the actual network element configuration data and the administrative VLAN data. A system includes a network monitoring system operable to gather actual network element configuration data from a plurality of network elements at one or more logical network sites, wherein the actual network element configuration data identifies one or more VLANs that at least some of the plurality of network elements are actually allocated to; and a VLAN services module operable to correlate the actual network element configuration data with administrative VLAN data, and further operable to determine one or more VLANs that are not commonly identified in both the actual network element configuration data and the administrative VLAN data.