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SELF CONFIGURING NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

  • US 20160134491A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2015
  • Published: 05/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network management system comprising:

  • (a) a network management device processor executing a network management application operably connected to a network infrastructure;

    (b) a first discovery application operating on the network management device processor configured to perform a port mapping operation; and

    (c) a task specific discovery application operating on the network management device processor each application configured to discover a different operating characteristic of a network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation, the network management device processor using results of the port mapping operation to select and execute a task specific discovery application for gathering information about each network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation;

    (d) the network management device processor being further configured to use results provided by the task specific discovery application to select and execute a sequence of task specific discovery applications until each network connected device that responds to the port mapping operation has been characterized.

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