Method and System for Collecting Information Relating to a Communication Network
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and a system for collecting information relating to a communication network. Data conveyed by nodes operating in the communication network is detected in a manner that is transparent to the nodes. The detected data is analyzed for identifying information relating to the communication network and for identifying missing information. In order to complete the missing information, one or more of the nodes are queried.
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73 Claims
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47. A method for collecting information relating to a communication network, the method comprising:
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detecting data conveyed by detected nodes operating in the communication network in a manner that is transparent to the detected nodes;
analyzing detected data for identifying nodal information relating to the detected nodes and for identifying missing information; and
querying one or more queried nodes for the missing information. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A network information collector for collecting information relating to a communication network, the system comprising:
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a network detector for detecting data conveyed by detected nodes operating in the communication network in a manner that is transparent to the detected nodes;
an analyzer for analyzing detected data for identifying nodal information relating to the detected nodes and for identifying missing information; and
a query engine for querying one or more nodes queried nodes for the missing information. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method for collecting information relating to a communication network, the method comprising:
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detecting data conveyed by detected nodes operating in the communication network in a manner that is transparent to the detected nodes;
analyzing detected data for identifying nodal information relating to the detected nodes and for identifying missing information; and
querying one or more queried nodes for the missing information.
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73. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for collecting information relating to a communication network, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing the computer to detect data conveyed by detected nodes operating in the communication network in a manner that is transparent to the detected nodes;
computer readable program code for causing the computer to analyze detected data for identifying nodal information relating to the detected nodes for identifying missing information; and
computer readable program code for causing the computer to query one or more queried nodes for the missing information.
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