Method of storing data concerning a computer network

• US 20040153568A1
• Filed: 01/31/2003
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Dipankar, Natarajan, Srikanth, Ho, Yong Boon
• Granted Patent: US 7,512,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies

Abstract

A system and associated method of storing data concerning a computer network are disclosed. Mesh information concerning a mesh of nodes in the computer network is produced. The mesh information indicates that an interface of the mesh is an external mesh interface, and the mesh information is stored.

Claims

1. A method of storing data concerning a computer network, the method comprising:

producing mesh information concerning a mesh of nodes in the computer network, the mesh information indicating that an interface of the mesh is an external mesh interface; and

storing the mesh information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mesh information is part of an interface indication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mesh information is part of a mesh indication that lists the external mesh interfaces of the mesh.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the mesh indication also lists the internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining the mesh before the producing of mesh information.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

using the mesh information to produce a path indication, the path indication identifying the external mesh interface of the mesh.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the path indication includes an identifier of a mesh indication, the mesh indication identifying internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

using the mesh information to determine multiple paths between two nodes.

9. A computer for storing data concerning a computer network, the computer comprising:

a processor configured to produce mesh information concerning a mesh of nodes in the computer network, the mesh information indicating that an interface of the mesh is an external mesh interface; and

a memory configured to store the mesh information.

10. The computer of claim 9, wherein the mesh information is part of an interface indication.

11. The computer of claim 9, wherein the mesh information is part of a mesh indication that lists the external mesh interfaces of the mesh.

12. The computer of claim 11, wherein the mesh indication also lists the internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

13. The computer of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to determine the mesh.

14. The computer of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to use the mesh information to produce a path indication, the path indication identifying the external mesh interface of the mesh.

15. The computer of claim 14, wherein the path indication includes an identifier of a mesh indication, the mesh indication identifying internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

16. The computer of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to use the mesh information to determine multiple paths between two nodes.

17. A system for storing data concerning a computer network, the system comprising:

means for producing mesh information concerning a mesh of nodes in the computer network, the mesh information indicating that an interface of the mesh is an external mesh interface; and

means for storing the mesh information.

18. The system of claim 17, comprising:

the computer network including a mesh of nodes.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the mesh information is part of an interface indication.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the mesh information is part of a mesh indication that lists the external mesh interfaces.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the mesh indication also lists an internal mesh interface.

22. The system of claim 17, comprising:

means for determining the mesh before producing the mesh information.

23. The system of claim 17, comprising:

means for using the mesh information to produce a path indication, the path indication identifying the external mesh interface of the mesh.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the path indication includes an identifier of a mesh indication, the mesh indication identifying an internal mesh interface of the mesh.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the means for using the mesh information determines multiple paths between two nodes.

26. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program configured for:

producing mesh information concerning a mesh of nodes in the computer network, the mesh information indicating that an interface of the mesh is an external mesh interface; and

storing the mesh information.

27. A computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the mesh information is part of an interface indication.

28. A computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the mesh information is part of a mesh indication that lists the external mesh interfaces of the mesh.

29. A computer readable medium of claim 28, wherein the mesh indication also lists the internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

30. A computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the program is configured for:

determining the mesh before the producing of mesh information.

31. A computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the program is configured for:

using the mesh information to produce a path indication, the path indication identifying the external mesh interface of the mesh.

32. A computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the path indication includes an identifier of a mesh indication, the mesh indication identifying internal mesh interfaces of the mesh.

33. A computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the program is configured for:

using the mesh information to determine multiple paths between two nodes.