System and method for maintaining network system information
US6850528B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for maintaining network information. The system resides in a network comprising a plurality of sub-networks in communication with one another over a communications backbone. Each sub-network has a router for use in performing communications with other sub-networks. A directory service is linked to the communications backbone and includes a database. The database stores router attribute information that is published by each of the routers. Using a query engine associated with the directory service, meaningful information can be gathered from the database as a function of specified router attribute information.
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