Systems and methods for estimating ages of network devices
US9571372B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0811
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for estimating ages of network devices may include (1) identifying at least one networked device that may be attached to a network, (2) identifying a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier, (3) querying an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device and (4) determining the estimated age of the networked device based at least in part on the device-age information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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