Bulk discovery of devices behind a network address translation device
US11784874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network management system may discover a plurality of network devices behind a network address translation device, such as a firewall. The network management system may receive a model of N network devices, generate a bulk activation configuration for the N network devices and commit the bulk activation configuration on a seed network device. The network management system may receive a request for a first connection from a first neighboring network device and may connect to the first neighboring network device. The first neighboring network device may have received the bulk activation configuration from the seed device. The network management system may determine whether the first neighboring network device is one of the N network devices and commit a second activation configuration on the first neighboring network device if it is one of the N network devices. A plurality of neighboring network device may be configured in this fashion.
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