EP 1472851 A2 20041103 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A NETWORK AND/OR GENERATING THE TOPOLOGY OF A NETWORK
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A NETWORK AND/OR GENERATING THE TOPOLOGY OF A NETWORK
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANALYSE EINES NETZWERKS UND/ODER GENERIERUNG DER TOPOLOGIE EINES NETZWERKS
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR ANALYSER UN RESEAU ET/OU PRODUIRE LA TOPOLOGIE D'UN RESEAU
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 0300199 W 20030124
- DE 10204826 A 20020206
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03067853A2] The invention relates to a system and method called autotopology of a network or advertising based network management which enables the analysis and automatic graphical and hierarchical representation of any hierarchical or flat network topology, especially a switched Ethernet (SE). The autotopology can be used for self-configured networks (for example by using zeroconf) and for any otherwise configured networks, especially using DHCP or manually configured networks. The use of zeroconf is called autoconfiguration. Autoconfiguration and autotopology enable a comfortable and safe administration of a network. Administration of a self-configured network using the autotopology data proceeds in a separate and low-priority sub-network (link local) so that the productive operation of the network remains undisturbed. The topology of the network is used as a clear possibility of administering a network. Administration of the network is possible immediately after determination of the topology.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04L 41/0266 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 41/12 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 41/22 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 41/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 03067853A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03067853 A2 20030814; WO 03067853 A3 20031016; DE 10204826 A1 20030814; EP 1472851 A2 20041103; US 2005226167 A1 20051013; US 7478145 B2 20090113
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 0300199 W 20030124; DE 10204826 A 20020206; EP 03737239 A 20030124; US 50375705 A 20050413