US 11,886,280 B2 · Return and replacement protocol (RRP)

Abstract

Systems and methods provide for managing faulting network devices. A first network device can receive an error. The first network device can generate one or more frames including data indicative of the error. The first network device can broadcast the one or more frames to one or more neighboring network devices. It may be determined that the first network device is inaccessible. The first data can be retrieved and presented from a second network device among the one or more neighboring network devices. In some embodiments, a network management system can utilize the first data to generate a machine learning model that classifies whether network devices are instances of network devices designated for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) process. In some embodiments, the network management system can apply the first data to a machine learning classifier to determine whether to initiate the RMA process for the first network device.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, by a first network device, a first error associated with the first network device;
generating, by the first network device, one or more first frames including first data indicative of the first error;
broadcasting, by the first network device, the one or more first frames to one or more neighboring network devices;
determining, after the broadcasting, that the first network device is unresponsive;
presenting the first data in response to a request to a second network device among the one or more neighboring network devices;
and
configuring, by a network management system, an interval at which a plurality of network devices transmit frames that include device error data to neighboring network devices;
wherein the one or more first frames are broadcast prior to loading of an operating system of the first network device.

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A system, comprising:

one or more processors;
and
memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receive, by a first network device of the system, a first error associated with the first network device;
generate, by the first network device, one or more first frames including first data indicative of the first error;
broadcast, by the first network device, the one or more first frames to one or more neighboring network devices;
determine, after the broadcast, that the first network device is unresponsive;
present the first data in response to a request to a second network device among the one or more neighboring network devices;
configure, by a network management system, an interval at which a plurality of network devices transmit frames that include device error data to neighboring network devices;
wherein the one or more first frames are broadcast prior to loading of an operating system of the first network device.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, upon being executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receive, by a first network device of the system, a first error associated with the first network device;
generate, by the first network device, one or more first frames including first data indicative of the first error;
broadcast, by the first network device, the one or more first frames to one or more neighboring network devices;
determine, after the broadcast, that the first network device is unresponsive;
present the first data in response to a request to a second network device among the one or more neighboring network devices;
configure, by a network management system, an interval at which a plurality of network devices transmit frames that include device error data to neighboring network devices;
wherein the one or more first frames are broadcast prior to loading of an operating system of the first network device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Return and replacement protocol (RRP)

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