System and method for discovering assets and functional relationships in a network
US9172611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A discovery system (and corresponding method and computer program product) for automatically discovering assets and their roles and functional relationships in a network system is described. In one aspect, the discovery system interrogates known assets through protocol messages, normalizes response messages, and contextually analyzes the normalized response message to identify additional assets and their roles and functional relationships with the interrogated assets. The discovery system can recursively interrogate newly discovered assets to discover additional assets. In another aspect of the present invention, the discovery system is scheduled to periodically interrogate known assets for up-to-date information of the assets and their roles and functional relationships. Such information can be used to provide various services.
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