Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Star or tree computer networking
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-04
2008-03-04
Vaughn, William (Department: 2141)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Star or tree computer networking
C709S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07340536
ABSTRACT:
A network management apparatus and method for determining the topology of a network1is described. The present invention uses data relating to discovered devices on the network1,typically network management address table data, to build a network tree. Due to the presence of unsupported or unmanaged connecting network devices, some branches of the resulting tree may not be resolved. In order to address this, for each unresolved branch of the network tree, the present invention attempts to determine the type of each of the discovered network devices on the branch, and if the type of every discovered network device on the branch is determined to be an endstation type, the present invention determines that an undiscovered connecting device is present on the branch.
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Lam Peter Wai
Linzell Christopher Robert
Valentine Simon Peter
White Andrew Peter
3Com Corporation
Shingles Kristie
Vaughn William
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