Dynamic connectivity determination
US7720001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0873
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for discovering interconnections between a plurality of network devices arranged in a stacked configuration is provided. A probe packet, including a tag indicating a transmit port from which the probe packet was transmitted and a receive port at which the probe packet was received, is sent from one network device to a next network device. A routing packet is sent from each of the network devices, including information regarding the configuration of the stack of network devices. A master network device is elected. The master network device sends a topology packet, which includes final configuration information, to the other network devices.
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