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Dynamically Deployable Self Configuring Distributed Network Management System

  • US 20100094981A1
  • Filed: 10/13/2009
  • Published: 04/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network management method comprising:

  • deploying network collection software on a first network or subnetwork;

    executing said network collection software on a hardware component of the first network or subnetwork;

    discovering, with the executing network collection software, information relating to the configuration of the first network or subnetwork; and

    sharing said discovered configuration-related information with a further, trusted instance of the same or different network collection software that is also discovering information relating to the configuration of the first network or subnetwork to thereby collaborate network configuration discovery.

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