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US 6,928,475 · App. 10/067,362 · Granted Aug 9, 2005

Method of determining the topology of a network of objects

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Patent No.
US 6,928,475
App. No.
10/067,362
Granted
Aug 9, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of determining a connection between a data emitting device j having address IP(j) and a data receiving device i having address IP(i) via a routing device, wherein the routing device utilizes a management information database MIB, establishing a mask field in the MIB for all devices in a subnet which passes data through the routing device having a property ( IP ( i ) AND MASK)=( IP ( j ) AND MASK), and indicating connection of a device i to a device j for devices in which the property is true.

Claims (3)

1. A method of determining a connection between a data emitting device j having address IP(j) and a data receiving device i having address IP(i) via a routing device, wherein the routing device utilizes a management information database MIB, establishing a mask field in the MIB for all devices in a subnet which passes data through the routing device having a property

(IP(i) AND MASK)=(IP(j) AND MASK),

and indicating connection of a device i to a device j for devices in which the property is true.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2015
From: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
To: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
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