Network management
US7433942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/046
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for discovering agents operative on devices configured in a network by broadcasting discovery messages having a common format and containing data to the network devices and receiving reply messages having the same common format and containing data from the agents, and permitting new types of data within the messages without changing the common format.
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