Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070271363
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | A method for discovering a network comprising network devices by dividing the network into zones of network devices, and identifying the devices in zones to collect data of devices to form a topology of the network. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 20050125518 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
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| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Claims 1-4 |
| URL | http://www.freepatentsonline.co... |
| Filing Date | September 6, 2005 |
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Excerpt
Excerpt "A method for discovering a network comprising network devices, the method comprising: dividing the network into zones of network devices; in a first zone of the network, identifying devices in the zone that have SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) access; collecting data from the identified devices; stitching the collected data into a topology of the network." |
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Claims
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"1. A method for discovering a network comprising network devices, the method comprising: dividing the network into zones of network devices; in a first zone of the network, identifying devices in the zone that have SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) access; collecting data from the identified devices; stitching the collected data into a topology of the network.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising: repeating the steps of identifying, collecting and stitching for each zone in the network.
3. The method of claim 1, comprising: dispatching identified devices in the zone to agents; and collecting the data from the identified devices via the agents using the SNMP access."
"1. A method for discovering a network comprising network devices, the method comprising: dividing the network into zones of network devices; in a first zone of the network, identifying devices in the zone that have SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) access; collecting data from the identified devices; stitching the collected data into a topology of the network.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising: repeating the steps of identifying, collecting and stitching for each zone in the network.
3. The method of claim 1, comprising: dispatching identified devices in the zone to agents; and collecting the data from the identified devices via the agents using the SNMP access."
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4. The method of claim 3, comprising: caching the collected data; and downloading the topology into a database.
4. The method of claim 3, comprising: caching the collected data; and downloading the topology into a database.
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"3. The method of claim 1, comprising: dispatching identified devices in the zone to agents; and collecting the data from the identified devices via the agents using the SNMP access."
"3. The method of claim 1, comprising: dispatching identified devices in the zone to agents; and collecting the data from the identified devices via the agents using the SNMP access."
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