Location discovery in a data network
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1. A system comprising:
- a physical location module configured to determine a physical location of a connection point and to transmit the physical location to a client device in communication with the connection point;
a client device is configured to receive the physical location from the physical location module;
a network device in communication with the client device, the network device including the physical location module;
a first client device physical location, wherein the first client device physical location is determined based, at least in part, on the physical location; and
a network switch, wherein a policy of the network switch is provisioned based, at least in part, on the first client device physical location.
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Abstract
A method for location discovery in a data network includes receiving, at a first device, connection information from a neighboring network device and determining a physical location of the first device based on the connection information. The method can include receiving, at the first device, the physical location transmitted from the neighboring network device. The method can further include associating a level of trust with the physical location based on the neighboring network device. The first device be one of a variety of devices, such as a router, a switch, a network entry device, a firewall device, or a gateway.
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1. A system comprising:
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a physical location module configured to determine a physical location of a connection point and to transmit the physical location to a client device in communication with the connection point; a client device is configured to receive the physical location from the physical location module; a network device in communication with the client device, the network device including the physical location module; a first client device physical location, wherein the first client device physical location is determined based, at least in part, on the physical location; and a network switch, wherein a policy of the network switch is provisioned based, at least in part, on the first client device physical location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining, by a physical location module, a physical location of a connection point; transmitting, by the physical location module, the physical location to a client device in communication with the connection point; configuring the client device to receive the physical location from the physical location module; communicating with the client device, by a network device, wherein the network device includes the physical location module; determining a first client device physical location based, at least in part, on the physical location; and provisioning, in a network switch, a policy based, at least in part, on the first client device physical location. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by a physical location module, a physical location of a connection point; transmitting, by the physical location module, a physical location to a client device in communication with the connection point; configuring the client device to receive the physical location from the physical location module; communicating with the client device, by a network device, wherein the network device includes the physical location module; determining a first client device physical location based, at least in part, on the physical location; and provisioning, in a network switch, a policy based, at least in part, on the first client device physical location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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