Network management
First Claim
1. A network management tool, stored in a computer readable non-transitory medium, comprising:
- a network management services module configured to be provisioned into a personal computer serviced by a common gateway shared by a plurality of end user devices in a home networking environment, wherein the network management tool is configured to generate a topographical network map of the end user devices in a local network that are detected by the network management services module, wherein the topographical network map also includes detected and identified devices locally connected to the personal computer, wherein a selected one of the end user devices is a local device maintained by the personal computer to which it is connected, and wherein removal of a particular one of the end user devices in the local network causes a notification to be sent and an update of the topographical network map to be generated.
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Abstract
A tool for managing a computer network includes a gateway service module that identifies a gateway for a network and a network information service module. The network information service module identifies devices in the network, determines at least one property for each of the identified devices, and creates a network information data structure for storing device properties. A communication agent service module transmits at least one determined device property to other agent service modules associated with the network, receives at least one device property from another agent service module associated with the network, and provides the received at least one property device to the network information service module. A method of monitoring a computer network is also provided. The method includes identifying devices in a network, determining at least one property for each of the identified devices, receiving at least one determined device property from another device the network, and creating a network information data structure for storing the determined device properties.
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20 Claims
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1. A network management tool, stored in a computer readable non-transitory medium, comprising:
a network management services module configured to be provisioned into a personal computer serviced by a common gateway shared by a plurality of end user devices in a home networking environment, wherein the network management tool is configured to generate a topographical network map of the end user devices in a local network that are detected by the network management services module, wherein the topographical network map also includes detected and identified devices locally connected to the personal computer, wherein a selected one of the end user devices is a local device maintained by the personal computer to which it is connected, and wherein removal of a particular one of the end user devices in the local network causes a notification to be sent and an update of the topographical network map to be generated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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provisioning a network management services module at a personal computer serviced by a common gateway shared by a plurality of end user devices in a home networking environment; and generating a topographical network map of the end user devices in a local network that are detected by the network management services module, wherein the topographical network map also includes detected and identified devices locally connected to the personal computer and maintained by the personal computer, and wherein removal of a particular one of the plurality of end user devices in the local network causes a notification to be sent and an update of the topographical network map to be generated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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