Bridged network topology acquisition
US6614764B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bridged network and a method for performing bridged network topology acquisition. The bridged network includes network segments and smart bridges having one or more ports. The network segments are interconnected by the smart bridges via the ports. Each of the smart bridges being configured to perform steps to accomplish the network topology acquisition. The method also performs steps to accomplish the network topology acquisition. The steps include an inventory construction that compiles a list of the ports that are connected to each of the network segments. Among the ports that are connected to any of the network segments the inventory construction respecting each port operates cooperatively so as to cause the list respecting each of the ports to converge rapidly to the state in which all the lists are similar and yielding a uniform segment inventory. The bridged network topology acquisition in each of the smart bridges operates cooperatively with the bridged network topology acquisition in other smart bridges in order to create a total network report from most recent segment inventories. The bridged network topology acquisition includes propagation, collection, and distribution…
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