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Method of collecting information about test devices in a network

  • US 9,525,750 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2014
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • sending first packets to a plurality of network addresses by using a frequency that is below a predefined threshold;

    receiving responses to the first packets from one or more of the plurality of network addresses;

    identifying that the one or more of the plurality of network addresses are routable network addresses based on receiving the responses from the one or more of the plurality of network addresses;

    sending discovery packets by using the routable network addresses as destination addresses in the discovery packets;

    receiving information packets from a plurality of test devices, in a network, as responses to the discovery packets;

    identifying one or more additional routable network addresses based on one or more collected network addresses from the information packets; and

    using the one or more additional routable network addresses for discovery of one or more other test devices in the network.

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