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LAN TOPOLOGY DETECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESSES

  • US 20070291665A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting a network topology of a local area network, the local area network comprising a central host and at least one further host, the method comprising:

  • sending topology descriptors from the central host to the at least one further host;

    receiving a sent topology descriptor at the at least one further host;

    each of the at least one further host reporting the received topology descriptor to the central host;

    the central host building up a topology data base describing the network topology based on the reported received topology descriptors.

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