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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kiran Kumar Yedavalli, San Jose, CA (US);
Shyamsundar Nandkishor Maniyar, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein are techniques for determining the impact a policy change might have on a network. The techniques include receiving configuration information from a plurality of network devices in a network, receiving traffic flow records from the plurality of network devices, receiving an indication of an intent to apply a new policy on the network devices, and based on the configuration information, traffic flow records and the new policy, determining an impact of the new policy on the network devices and traffic flowing through the network.