Apparatus and method for providing topology information about a network
US6061505A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing information about the logical and physical connections between devices on a network. The apparatus includes a storage access unit coupled to a storage device. The storage device stores a database of connectivity information. Various applications which display network information request the information from the storage access unit. The storage access unit supplies the information to the applications based on information contained in the connectivity database. The connectivity database is incrementally built and updated as information is acquired from devices on the network in response to requests for information not currently stored in the database.
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