Detecting nearby devices in a network environment

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring

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C709S223000, C709S226000, C709S229000

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07730173

ABSTRACT:
In a networked environment, an inferred proximity of one or devices to another device is determined. The inferred proximity is determined, for a particular one of the one or more devices, based at least in part on which port of a network switch the particular device and the other device are coupled to.

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