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US 7,733,800 B2Granted
Method and mechanism for identifying an unmanaged switch in a network
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorThomas Paul Huibregtse
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Abstract
An exemplary method for managing a network includes accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network, querying an external data source, and identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
Claims24
Method for managing a network, comprising:
- accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network;
- querying an external data source;
- identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
A system for managing a network, comprising:
- means for accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network and querying an external data source;
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- means for identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to perform:
- accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network;
- querying an external data source;
- identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.