Inferred discovery of a data communications device
US8693371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products for inferred discovery of a data communications device connected to a router, unreachable by a management module, and characterized by a device address are disclosed that 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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