Generic discovery for computer networks
First Claim
1. A component discovery method for identifying components undiscoverable by or unresponsive to active scanning or querying, the method comprising:
- intercepting data communications occurring between components in a computer network;
identifying a subset of the intercepted data communications as important based on communication ports used in the data communications;
analyzing the important data communications to determine a quantity of the important data communications established by a first component; and
generating a hypothesis indicating the first component is a server host when the quantity meets a threshold.
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Abstract
A generic discovery methodology collects data pertaining to components of a computer network using various discovery technologies. From the collected data, the methodology identifies, filters and analyzes information related to inter-component communications. Using the communication and application information, the methodology determines reliable relationships for those components having sufficient information available. To qualify more components, the methodology implements a decision service to generate hypothetical relationships between components that are known and components that are unqualified or unknown. The hypothetical relationships are presented to a user for selection, and each hypothetical relationship is preferably associated with an indication of its reliability.
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20 Claims
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1. A component discovery method for identifying components undiscoverable by or unresponsive to active scanning or querying, the method comprising:
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intercepting data communications occurring between components in a computer network; identifying a subset of the intercepted data communications as important based on communication ports used in the data communications; analyzing the important data communications to determine a quantity of the important data communications established by a first component; and generating a hypothesis indicating the first component is a server host when the quantity meets a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network discovery system for identifying network components undiscoverable by or unresponsive to active scanning or querying, the network discovery system comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of components operatively coupled to the communication network, the plurality of components including at least a first component; a computing device having at least one programmable control device and a storage device operatively coupled to the programmable control device, the storage device having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the programmable control device, cause the computing device to; intercept data communications occurring between the plurality of components in the communication network, identify a subset of the intercepted data communications as important based on communication ports used in the data communications, analyze the important data communications to determine a quantity of the important data communications involving the first component, and generate a hypothesis that the first component is a server host when the quantity meets a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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