NETWORK DISCOVERY TOOL
First Claim
1. A method for discovering network devices having special IP addresses, the method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of IP addresses, each of the plurality of IP addresses corresponding to a network device;
identifying at least one of the plurality of IP addresses as at least one of a predetermined IP address and a predetermined IP address type;
classifying each of the plurality of IP addresses according to various IP address types;
building a network address topology based on the plurality of IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types; and
building a special network address topology comprising at least one network device having an IP address identified as at least one of the predetermined IP address and the predetermined IP address type.
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Abstract
A method for discovering network devices having special IP addresses may include collecting a plurality of IP addresses, where each IP address corresponds to a network device. One or more IP addresses may be identified as a predetermined IP address and/or a predetermined address type. Each of the IP addresses may then be classified according to various IP address types. A network address topology may be built based on the IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types. Finally, a special network topology may be built that includes network devices having IP addresses identified as the predetermined IP address and/or the predetermined IP address type.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for discovering network devices having special IP addresses, the method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of IP addresses, each of the plurality of IP addresses corresponding to a network device; identifying at least one of the plurality of IP addresses as at least one of a predetermined IP address and a predetermined IP address type; classifying each of the plurality of IP addresses according to various IP address types; building a network address topology based on the plurality of IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types; and building a special network address topology comprising at least one network device having an IP address identified as at least one of the predetermined IP address and the predetermined IP address type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for discovering network devices having special IP addresses, the system comprising:
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an IP address collecting engine for collecting a plurality of IP addresses and identifying at least one of the plurality of IP addresses as at least one of a predetermined IP address and a predetermined IP address type, wherein each of the plurality of IP address corresponds to a network device; and an IP address processing engine for classifying each of the IP addresses according to various IP address types, building a network address topology based on the plurality of IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types, and building a special network address topology comprising network devices having an IP address identified as at least one of the predetermined IP address and the predetermined IP address type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for discovering a network system, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-usable medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code comprising; computer-usable program code for collecting a plurality of IP addresses, each of the plurality of IP addresses corresponding to a network device; computer-usable program code for identifying at least one of the plurality of IP addresses as at least one of a predetermined IP address and a predetermined IP address type; computer-usable program code for classifying each of the plurality of IP addresses according to various IP address types; computer-usable program code for building a network address topology based on the plurality of IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types; and computer-usable program code for building a special network address topology comprising network devices having an IP address identified as at least one of the predetermined IP address and the predetermined IP address type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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