Topology discovery in broadband networks
US8619630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a policy server connected to a network including a plurality of network termination devices and a plurality of CPEs (customer premises equipment) that are behind the plurality of network termination devices, the method including: polling the plurality of termination devices for data maintained by the termination devices; processing the polled data to generate topology information, the topology information identifying which CPEs are behind which termination devices; and storing the topology information in a topology data structure.
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