Auto-discovery of network configuration
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1. A method to determine a configuration of at least a portion of a network, the method comprising:
- receiving status information relating to nodes in the portion of the network;
determining, for the nodes, respective labels that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the nodes based on the status information;
identifying at least one link between a subset of the nodes based on the respective labels; and
determining the configuration of the portion of the network based on the at least one link.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided to determine the configuration of a network such as its topology. Based on status information received from nodes in the network, respective labels that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the nodes are determined. Based on the determined labels, one or more links connecting the nodes are identified. The configuration of the network is then determined based on the identified links.
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26 Claims
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1. A method to determine a configuration of at least a portion of a network, the method comprising:
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receiving status information relating to nodes in the portion of the network;
determining, for the nodes, respective labels that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the nodes based on the status information;
identifying at least one link between a subset of the nodes based on the respective labels; and
determining the configuration of the portion of the network based on the at least one link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving status information relating to nodes in at least a portion of a network;
means for determining respective labels for the nodes that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the nodes based on the status information;
means for identifying at least one link between a subset of the nodes based on the respective labels; and
means for determining a configuration of the portion of the network based on the at least one link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for determining a configuration of a node in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving status information relating to the node and at least one additional node in the network;
determining respective labels that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the node based on the status information;
identifying at least one link between the node and the at least one additional node based on the respective labels; and
determining a configuration of the node based on the at least one link.
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving status information relating to a node in a network and at least one additional node in the network;
means for determining respective labels that indicate one or more virtual connections traversing the node based on the status information;
means for identifying at least one link between the node and the at least one additional node based on the respective labels; and
means for determining a configuration of the node based on the at least one link.
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