Unique identification method for remote diagnostics, maintenance and control system over SNMP
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1. A method for a monitoring device to obtain an identifier of a monitored device, comprising:
- obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;
accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step, obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier;
if the MAC address is not obtained, generating the identifier using a second method; and
storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to determining the unique identification of an interfacing device. The interfacing device is first queried utilizing the hierarchical relationship of the interfacing devices communication means to acquire the unique identification. If this querying is unsuccessful, then a standard communication means (i.e. SNMP) is utilized to acquire the unique identification from the interfacing device. If use of the standard communication means is also unsuccessful, then assign a random code for the unique identification of the interfacing device.
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1. A method for a monitoring device to obtain an identifier of a monitored device, comprising:
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obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;
accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step, obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier;
if the MAC address is not obtained, generating the identifier using a second method; and
storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10)
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13. A monitoring device for obtaining an identifier of a monitored device, configured to:
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obtain vendor information of the monitored device;
access the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step, obtain a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier;
if the MAC address is not obtained, generate the identifier using a second method; and
store the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 22)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;
means for accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
means for obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier, if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step;
means for generating the identifier using a second method, if the MAC address is not obtained; and
means for storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device.
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26. A computer program product embodied on one or more storage media, the computer program product causing a monitoring device to obtain an identifier of a monitored device by performing the steps of:
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obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;
accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step, obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier;
if the MAC address is not obtained, generating the identifier using a second method; and
storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device.
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27. A computer program signal embodied in an electromagnetic carrier wave, the signal containing program code comprising:
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means for obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;
means for accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;
means for obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier, if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step;
means for generating the identifier using a second method, if the MAC address is not obtained; and
means for storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device.
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