Your Network Diagram, Your Way, Instantly

Most of us don’t have countless hours to waste but that’s just what we’ve been doing with manual diagramming tools like Microsoft Visio.  After all the arduous time and effort is put in, you can eventually have your diagram your way - but in today’s on-demand world - you just don't have that kind of time.

Second generation software is somewhat of an improvement.  It can discover a network and crank out diagrams for areas defined by a human expert, but you still can’t rely on them to produce exactly what you want on-the-fly.  These tools were not designed for instant network diagramming.

• A dynamic network diagram is created instantly with a few simple inputs from you…

For example, the following network diagram was created by inputting source and destination IP into NetBrain software.  The rest is all automatic.  This can be very handy when you troubleshoot a slow application.



Network Diagram of Traffic Flow Created On-The-Fly during Troubleshooting

• A dynamic network diagram can update itself when your network changes...

In the following example NetBrain detects a few network changes since the diagram was first created. With just one click, NetBrain can update the diagram for you automatically.

Original Network Diagram

Network Changes Detected By NetBrain

• Diagnose performance problems right off a dynamic network diagram...

The following examples showcases the performance and connectivity diagnosis features launched directly from dynamic network diagrams - you can now quickly pinpoint a problematic device, over-utilized link and even packet loss.



Diagnosis Launched from a L3 Network Diagram



Diagnosis Launched from a L2 Network Diagram

Key Capabilities of Dynamic Network Diagrams

How does Dynamic Network Diagram Work?

• Each icon in the dynamic network diagram is not just a picture, but a Smart Object supported by data model.

  	Visual representation is similar	What Software Interprets is different
  Visio	Visio Icon for router bst_core	An icon made from a stencil named “router” labelled “bst_core”
  NetBrain	Smart object for router bst_core	An icon representing a router object named bst_core, which has over 100 data attributes embedded: including configuration file, routing protocols, neighbors, hardware model, OS version and serial number. Note: Clicking will instantly build a new extended diagram of the icon's neighbors by using its embedded data. (See the picture below)

  
  

  Data Model behind bst_core Enables Instant Creation of This Diagram by Extending Its Neighbor

• After full network discovery, software will construct a mathematic view of the entire network and pre-built all smart objects.  Users can then interactively guide NetBrain to construct a customer diagram for the task at hand – with a few clicks.  See a few examples

• Recurring network discovery and benchmark will keep Smart Objects updated when the live network changes.  Whenever an existing diagram is opened, underlying Smart Objects will update the diagram automatically

• A dynamic network diagram is the launching point for diagnostic and predictive intelligence.  Engineers can now run complex analysis including, performance diagnosis and network assessment, right from the dynamic diagram.

Software Capable of Dynamic Network Diagram

Compare Dynamic Network Diagram and Static Network Diagram

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