System and method for license enforcement for data center monitoring applications
US8953479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods include receiving a threshold time to live (“TTL”) value associated with a license. The methods include determining a first TTL value based on the threshold TTL value. The methods include transmitting a polling request including the first TTL value from a polling device disposed at the network location to a network device. The first TTL value decreases each time the polling request transits through a node device. The methods include receiving a polling response from the network device if the first TTL value has not decreased to a predetermined value before the polling request is received by the network device. The methods include determining that the license permits communication between a monitoring device disposed at the network location and the network device in response to receiving the polling response.
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