Method and mechanism for identifying an unmanaged switch in a network
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1. Method for managing a network, comprising:
- accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network;
querying an external data source;
identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
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Abstract
An exemplary method for managing a network includes accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network, querying an external data source, and identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information.
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1. Method for managing a network, comprising:
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accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network;
querying an external data source;
identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for identifying an order of multiple devices connected to ports of a managed network switch in a network, comprising:
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for each port of the network switch, accessing Layer 2 and Layer 3 address information associated with the port;
identifying one or more devices connected to the port based on the accessed Layer 2 and Layer 3 information;
for each identified device, determining whether the identified device is included in an external list of switch-enabled devices; and
ordering the identified device in an ordered list associated with the port based on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for managing a network, comprising:
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means for accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network and querying an external data source; and
means for identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to perform:
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accessing information associated with a managed switch in the network;
querying an external data source;
identifying an unmanaged switch connected to the managed switch based on a reply to the query and the accessed information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to perform:
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for each port of the network switch, accessing Layer 2 and Layer 3 address information associated with the port;
identifying one or more devices connected to the port based on the accessed Layer 2 and Layer 3 information;
for each identified device, determining whether the identified device is included in an external list of switch-enabled devices; and
ordering the identified device in an ordered list associated with the port based on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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29. The medium of 28, wherein when the identified device is included in the external list of switch-enabled devices, the program causes the computer to order the identified device as the first entry in the ordered list, and when the identified device is not included in the external list of switch-enabled devices, the program causes the computer to order the identified device in the ordered list after an entry for a switch-enabled device.
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