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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING TOPOLOGY INFORMATION

  • US 20130148547A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2012
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing topology information to a topology manager about a network comprising a first sensor having a first sensor ID and a second sensor having a second sensor ID, the method comprising, at the first sensor:

  • receiving a stream of packets and identifying a topology trace packet therein, wherein the topology trace packet has a destination address, and the second sensor ID in a payload of the topology trace packet,modifying the topology trace packet so as to include the first sensor ID into the payload, and sending the topology trace packet to the destination address,forming a report so as to include the first sensor ID, the second sensor ID, and Time-To-Live (TTL) data, and sending the report to the topology manager for providing the topology manager with information about spatial relation between the first and second sensors.

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