Identifying an edge switch and port to which a network user is attached
US6965577B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0029
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An edge switch of a packet-based communication network, the edge switch having a port to which a specified user is connected is identified. A unicast request packet is sent from a policy server to the specified user, the unicast request packet including destination address data and a selected identification code. The selected identification code is detected at the port. The packet is diverted to a management agent for the switch and an identification of the switch and the user is returned to the server.
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