Topology discovery by partitioning multiple discovery...

Details Topology discovery by partitioning multiple discovery... Topology discovery by partitioning multiple discovery...

2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Etienne, Ario (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Multiple network interconnecting

C709S220000, C709S248000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07069343

ABSTRACT:
A system for discovering a topology of a distributed processing network that includes a first topology discovery agent308configured to contact a first set of routers to obtain a first type of information stored in each router in the first set of routers; a second topology discovery agent312and/or316configured to contact a second set of routers to obtain a second type of information stored in each router in the second set of routers, and a phase controller304configured to select between the first and second topology discovery agents. The first and second sets of routers are different, and the first and second types of information are different. In one configuration, the first type of information is defined by a network management protocol, and the second type of information is defined by a routing protocol.

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