Network connectivity
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1. A computerized method executable on a network device comprising:
- obtaining device connectivity configuration information regarding connectivity of devices in a network;
wherein the device connectivity configuration information is obtained from information maintained by devices in the network and without sending a route request packet, and the device connectivity configuration information includes zoning information about the network; and
computing, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to one or more possible paths between a first network resource in the network and a second network resource in the network, whether one or more network connectivity conditions are fulfilled for the one or more possible paths between the two network resources.
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Abstract
A method for managing a computer or communication network by obtaining connectivity configuration information from a plurality of networked devices; analyzing the connectivity configuration information from the plurality of networked devices; and, determining a state of connectivity between any two of the plurality of networked devices.
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1. A computerized method executable on a network device comprising:
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obtaining device connectivity configuration information regarding connectivity of devices in a network;
wherein the device connectivity configuration information is obtained from information maintained by devices in the network and without sending a route request packet, and the device connectivity configuration information includes zoning information about the network; andcomputing, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to one or more possible paths between a first network resource in the network and a second network resource in the network, whether one or more network connectivity conditions are fulfilled for the one or more possible paths between the two network resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network device comprising:
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a processor configured to obtain device configuration information regarding connectivity of devices in a network and to compute, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to one or more possible paths between a first network resource in the network and a second network resource in the network, whether one or more network connectivity conditions are fulfilled for the one or more possible paths between the two network resources; wherein the device configuration information is obtained from information maintained by devices in the network and without sending a route request packet, and the device connectivity information includes zoning information about the network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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