US Patent 10887192 Targeted network discovery and visualizations

Systems and methods for generating a graphical user interface representation of a network topology using discovery parameters. An example method includes receiving, from a client, user input requesting the graphical user interface representation of the network topology. Discovery parameters for discovering a plurality of nodes in the network may be determined from the user input. First network configuration information may be retrieved from the first node determined from discovery parameters. The configuration information may describe a first subset of the plurality of nodes connected to the first node. A second node may be identified from the first subset. Second network configuration information may be retrieved from the second node, which describes a second subset of the plurality of nodes connected to the second node. The graphical user interface representation may be generated from the network configuration information.