Network administration system
First Claim
1. A network administration system comprising:
- a network including a plurality of repeaters in a cascade connection;
a plurality of functioning terminal units connected to the plurality of repeaters;
an administrative terminal connected through a transmission path to a topmost one of the repeaters in the cascade connection;
a command packet forming means provided in said administrative terminal for forming a command packet to be transmitted through the transmission path to said network of repeaters for recognizing an actual connection arrangement of said repeaters and said terminal units;
means provided in respective ones of said repeaters for forming a return packet to be transmitted from one of the repeaters in response to the command packet received; and
means provided in said administrative terminal for analyzing said return packet to recognize data contained in the return packet.
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Abstract
A network administration system includes a network of a plurality of cascade connected repeaters for functional terminal units, and an administrative terminal connected through a transmission path to the network for administrating the network of the repeaters and terminal units, the system being arranged for transmitting from said administrative terminal a command packet to the network for recognition of connecting arrangement between the respective repeaters and terminal units, returning from the network a return packet to the administrative terminal in response to the command packet, and analyzing in the administrative terminal the return packet for automatically recognizing the connecting arrangement in the cascade connection of the repeaters and terminal units included within the network and precisely locating one of the repeaters and one of its connecting ports to which one of the terminal units involving a trouble is connected.
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6 Claims
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1. A network administration system comprising:
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a network including a plurality of repeaters in a cascade connection; a plurality of functioning terminal units connected to the plurality of repeaters; an administrative terminal connected through a transmission path to a topmost one of the repeaters in the cascade connection; a command packet forming means provided in said administrative terminal for forming a command packet to be transmitted through the transmission path to said network of repeaters for recognizing an actual connection arrangement of said repeaters and said terminal units; means provided in respective ones of said repeaters for forming a return packet to be transmitted from one of the repeaters in response to the command packet received; and
means provided in said administrative terminal for analyzing said return packet to recognize data contained in the return packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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