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US 2004/0172467 A1Published application
Method and system for monitoring a network
OwnerGabriel Wechter, Eric A. Pulsipher +2inventors
InventorsGabriel Wechter, Eric A. Pulsipher, Tyler G. Peterson, Srikanth Natarajan
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Abstract
An exemplary method for monitoring a network includes detecting changes in the network, and initiating discovery of the topology of the network when a number of the detected changes in the network exceeds a threshold. Another exemplary method includes initiating discovery of the topology of the network when a predetermined time period expires.
Claims21
A method for monitoring a network, comprising:
- detecting changes in the network;
- and
- initiating discovery of the topology of the network when a number of detected changes in the network exceeds a threshold.
System for monitoring a network, comprising:
- means for detecting changes in the network;
- and
- means for initiating discovery of the topology of the network when a number of detected changes in the network exceeds a threshold.
A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to:
- detect changes in the network;
- and
- initiate discovery of the topology of the network when a number of detected changes in the network exceeds a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.