Discovering and merging network information

Details Discovering and merging network information Discovering and merging network information

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Kumar, Pankaj (Department: 2467)

Multiplex communications

Network configuration determination

C370S220000, C370S258000, C370S465000, C709S222000, C709S223000, C709S249000, C709S250000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07864700

ABSTRACT:
A method of merging a list of newly found network elements and a list of previously known network elements includes arranging the newly found network elements in a hierarchical structure, and determining one or more device matches between each network device in the list of newly found network elements and one or more network devices in the list of previously known network elements. The method further includes, for each of the one or more device matches, determining one or more network element matches between the newly found network element and the corresponding previously stored network device. The method also includes updating the previously found network device corresponding to each of the one or more device matches with the corresponding newly found network device.

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