Method and apparatus for asset tracking of network attached devices
US6507869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for tracking assets in a computer network. More specifically, a host identification device monitors address identification packets transmitted from host devices connected to the host identification device in a network. The host identification device then stores the physical and protocol addresses of the host devices as indicated in these packets. When receiving a request packet from another device, the host identification device transmits the stored physical and protocol addresses to the requesting device.
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