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Self configuring network management system

  • US 10,686,675 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2015
  • Issued: 06/16/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network management system comprising:

  • a network management device processor executing a network management application operably connected to a network infrastructure;

    the network management device processor executing a first discovery application configured to perform a port mapping operation; and

    the network management device processor using results of the port mapping operation to select and execute a task specific discovery application for gathering information about each network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation,the network management device processor executing plural task specific discovery applications, each of the plural task specific discovery applications being configured to discover a different operating characteristic of a network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation;

    the network management device processor being further configured to use results provided by a first task specific discovery application to select and execute at least one subsequent task specific discovery application in order to discover additional operating characteristics of the network connected device and to use the additional task discovery application results to further iterate said selection and execution until each network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation has been characterized;

    the network management device processor searching for and dynamically selecting a dynamically selected policy template and using the dynamically selected policy template to manage at least one aspect of the network.

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