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Inferred discovery of a data communications device

US8223667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2007
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Mechanisms for inferred discovery of a data communication device connected to a router, unreachable by a management module, and characterized by a device address are disclosed. The mechanisms include querying, by the management module, the router for connection data and identifying, by the management module in dependence upon the connection data, the device address.

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