US Patent 11882046 Network port characterization

An example method includes receiving, from a network device, data indicating characterizations of network traffic on a plurality of ports of the network device; determining, by processing circuitry, for each port of the plurality of ports, an indicator of a port type for the port based on the data indicating the characterizations of network traffic on the plurality of ports, wherein the port type indicates a link type of network traffic exchanged by the port; and outputting, by the processing circuitry, the indicator of the port type to an output device.