Method and apparatus for configuration and analysis of network routing protocols
US7860016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating on a system containing a plurality of components in communication using at least one communication protocol is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of representing selected ones of the plurality of components, the relationship among the components and the associated communication protocols, determining a mapping between a plurality of events and a plurality of observable events occurring among the components and among the communication protocols, wherein the mapping is represented as a value associating each event with each observable event, and performing the operation in conjunction with the events and observable events, wherein events associated with the communication protocols are distinguished from events associated with the components. The operations may be selected from the group of monitoring, discovering, managing, analyzing and displaying the components associated with the multicast protocols.
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