Automatically determining locations of network monitors in a communication network
US10020994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Automatically identifying a location of a network monitor within a network topology is described. A location of a network monitor within a network topology (which can, and often does, change structure, constituent devices, or both) is determined by monitoring transmissions passing through the network link to which the network monitor is connected. The network monitor uses locally unique device identifiers present in a network transmission to identify the devices or ports most commonly communicating with each other.
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