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Topological location discovery in an ethernet network

  • US 8,804,552 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2009
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a topology aware entity associated with an Ethernet network, said method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a notification about a new node that has been added to the network wherein said topology aware entity is not an existing node of said Ethernet network;

    causing an existing node to initiate a path discovery to the new node using an Ethernet Connectivity and Fault Management, CFM, protocol;

    receiving path data from the existing node; and

    identifying, based on the path data, a topological position of the new node in the Ethernet network.

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