IP Library Granted Patent US 11,165,655
Granted Patent B1
US 11,165,655 · App. 17/208,758 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

System for optimizing enterprise network relations

Inventors: Jeffrey M. Lairsey (Round Rock, TX); Saurav Shrestha (Round Rock, TX); Carlin Mendonca (Austin, TX); Margaret Patton (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H04L41/12H04L41/14
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Patent No.
US 11,165,655
App. No.
17/208,758
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: identifying a data center asset topology for a data center; creating a data center topology map; monitoring asset traffic within the data center, the monitoring providing data center asset traffic data; presenting the data center topology map within data center topology user interface; presenting an efficiency improvement suggestion associated with the asset traffic within the data center; and, changing the data center asset topology based upon the efficiency improvement suggestion.

Claims (58)

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a data center monitoring and management operation, comprising:

identifying a data center asset topology for a data center;

creating a data center topology map;

monitoring asset traffic within the data center, the monitoring providing data center asset traffic data;

presenting the data center topology map within data center topology user interface;

presenting an efficiency improvement suggestion associated with the asset traffic within the data center; and,

changing the data center asset topology based upon the efficiency improvement suggestion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises at least one of a data center network topology and a data center physical topology.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises a unionized data center topology, the unionized data center topology comprising the data center network topology and the data center physical topology.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the data center asset traffic data comprises associated network traffic information, the network traffic information comprising information associated with a network traffic source, a network traffic destination, network bandwidth and network latency.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the monitoring asset traffic within the data center topology is performed via a data center monitoring system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the creating the data center asset topology map comprises correlating a network with specific data center assets within the data center asset topology.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

identifying a data center asset topology for a data center;

creating a data center topology map;

monitoring asset traffic within the data center, the monitoring providing data center asset traffic data;

presenting the data center topology map within data center topology user interface;

presenting an efficiency improvement suggestion associated with the asset traffic within the data center; and,

changing the data center asset topology based upon the efficiency improvement suggestion.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises at least one of a data center network topology and a data center physical topology.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises a unionized data center topology, the unionized data center topology comprising the data center network topology and the data center physical topology.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the data center asset traffic data comprises associated network traffic information, the network traffic information comprising information associated with a network traffic source, a network traffic destination, network bandwidth and network latency.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the monitoring asset traffic within the data center topology is performed via a data center monitoring system.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the creating the data center asset topology map comprises correlating a network with specific data center assets within the data center asset topology.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

identifying a data center asset topology for a data center;

creating a data center topology map;

monitoring asset traffic within the data center, the monitoring providing data center asset traffic data;

presenting the data center topology map within data center topology user interface;

presenting an efficiency improvement suggestion associated with the asset traffic within the data center; and,

changing the data center asset topology based upon the efficiency improvement suggestion.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises at least one of a data center network topology and a data center physical topology.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein:

the data center asset topology comprises a unionized data center topology, the unionized data center topology comprising the data center network topology and the data center physical topology.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the data center asset traffic data comprises associated network traffic information, the network traffic information comprising information associated with a network traffic source, a network traffic destination, network bandwidth and network latency.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the monitoring asset traffic within the data center topology is performed via a data center monitoring system.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the creating the data center asset topology map comprises correlating a network with specific data center assets within the data center asset topology.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (056295/0280) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (056295/0124) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (056295/0001) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MISSING PATENTS THAT WERE ON THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED SUBMITTED BUT NOT ENTERED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 056250 FRAME: 0541. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 17, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 14, 2021
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2021
From: LAIRSEY, JEFFREY M.; SHRESTHA, SAURAV; MENDONCA, CARLIN; PATTON, MARGARET
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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