Barry H Feild

US Patent:

20080089336, Apr 17, 2008

Filed:

Oct 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/550384

Inventors:

Christina Woody Mercier - Sunnyvale CA, US
Barry Hughes Feild - Scotts Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370392, 370401

Abstract:

Methods and systems for determining a location of a probe in a network are disclosed. Several methods analyze network data received by a probe to identify at least two devices in the network between which the network data is transferred. The method further includes assigning a level of certainty as to the location of the probe based on the at least two devices of the network identified. Another method for gathering information describing a location of a probe includes receiving network data from a probe, the network data representing data transmitted in the SAN through a link coupled to the probe. The link in the SAN from which the information is received defines a location of the probe. The method further includes analyzing at least a portion of a header within the network data to gather information describing the location of the probe. The location of the probe can be included in a topology of the network and the topology can be displayed along with a visual representation of the location of the probe.