Method and apparatus for viewing and managing a configuration of a computer network
Patent 5926463 Issued on July 20, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesComputer network switching system Method and apparatus for supporting mobile communications in asynchronous transfer mode based networks Communication apparatus and methods Transparent interconnector of LANs by an ATM network Patent #: 5818842 Inventors
ApplicationNo. 943769 filed on 10/06/1997US Classes:370/254, NETWORK CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION370/410, Having a signaling feature370/451On busExaminersPrimary: Vu, Huy D.Assistant: Boakye, Alexander O. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 012/56AbstractA method and apparatus for viewing a configuration of a computer network by polling a plurality of switches and routers present in the network to obtain copies of information stored in databases on the switches and routers. The present invention determines from this combined database is the status of the links, switches and routers, as well as uses software tools to determine the status of the network and its devices. The devices are then graphically displayed according to physical connectivity and status. Each status being displayed differently.Field of SearchNETWORK CONFIGURATION DETERMINATIONUsing a particular learning algorithm or technique Having a plurality of nodes performing distributed switching Bridge or gateway between networks Bridge between bus systems At least one bus is a ring network Ring or loop forms backbone for interconnecting other networks Switching a message which includes an address header Replicate messages for multiple destination distribution Hand-off control | |
