Method system and storage medium for detecting network elements
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1. A method of detecting network information comprising:
- generating a polling command and issuing said polling command to a network element;
receiving a network element identifier generated by said network element in response to said polling command;
accessing a database and determining whether said network element identifier is present in said database;
obtaining a communication protocol for said network element in response to accessing said database, said obtaining said communication protocol includes retrieving said communication protocol from a third party if said network element identifier is not present in said database, wherein retrieving said communication protocol from said third party includes automatically accessing a URL provided in said network element identifier;
using said communication protocol to retrieve network element information from said network element; and
storing said network element information in said database.
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A method of detecting network information. The method involves generating a polling command and issuing the polling command to a network element. A network element identifier generated by the network element is received in response to the polling command. A database is accessed and it is determined whether the network element identifier is present in the database. A communication protocol is obtained for the network element in response to accessing the database. The communication protocol is used to retrieve network element information from the network element. The network element information is stored in the database.
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1. A method of detecting network information comprising:
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generating a polling command and issuing said polling command to a network element; receiving a network element identifier generated by said network element in response to said polling command; accessing a database and determining whether said network element identifier is present in said database; obtaining a communication protocol for said network element in response to accessing said database, said obtaining said communication protocol includes retrieving said communication protocol from a third party if said network element identifier is not present in said database, wherein retrieving said communication protocol from said third party includes automatically accessing a URL provided in said network element identifier; using said communication protocol to retrieve network element information from said network element; and storing said network element information in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for detecting network information comprising:
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a database containing network element information; a network element detection system including a polling engine generating a polling command and issuing said polling command to a network element, wherein said polling engine is implemented on a single server or across multiple workstations connected to a network; said polling engine receiving a network element identifier generated by said network element in response to said polling command; said polling engine accessing said database and determining whether said network element identifier is present in said database;
said polling engine obtaining a communication protocol for said network element in response to accessing said database, said obtaining said communication protocol includes retrieving said communication protocol from a third party if said network element identifier is not present in said database, wherein retrieving said communication protocol from said third party includes automatically accessing a URL provided in said network element identifier;said polling engine using said communication protocol to retrieve network element information from said network element; and said polling engine storing said network element information in said database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for detecting network information, the computer program product comprising:
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a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; generating a polling command and issuing said polling command to a network element; receiving a network element identifier generated by said network element in response to said polling command; accessing a database and determining whether said network element identifier is present in said database; obtaining a communication protocol for said network element in response to accessing said database, said obtaining said communication protocol includes retrieving said communication protocol from a third party if said network element identifier is not present in said database, wherein retrieving said communication protocol from said third party includes automatically accessing a URL provided in said network element identifier; using said communication protocol to retrieve network element information from said network element; and storing said network element information in said database.
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