Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Gabriel Wechter

Eric A Pulsipher

Max C Knees

Swamy Jagannadha Mandavilli

Kevin N Smith

Zhiqiang Wang

A method for discovering a network comprising network devices, the method including dividing the network into zones of network devices, in a zone of the network, identifying devices in the zone that have SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) access, collecting data from those devices in the zone identified as having SNMP access, and stitching the collected data into a topology of the network. A machine readable medium a computer program for causing a computing device to perform the exemplary method. A system for discovering a network organized into zones of network devices includes means for identifying devices in a zone of the network that have SNMP access, collecting data from those devices in the zone identified as having SNMP access, and stitching the collected data into a topology of the network, and means for transferring data to and from the means for identifying, collecting and stitching.

Network discovery

An exemplary method for managing a network of nodes includes receiving information identifying the nodes of the network, and grouping the nodes into zones as a function of relationships among the nodes, such that each zone satisfies a threshold that is based on an operational capacity of a discovery agent assigned to discover the network. An exemplary system for managing a network of nodes includes means or a mechanism for receiving information identifying the nodes of the network, and grouping the nodes into zones as a function of relationships among the nodes, such that each zone satisfies a threshold that is based on an operational capacity of a discovery agent assigned to discover the network, and means or a mechanism for connecting to the network.

Method and system for managing a network of nodes

Network topology data or data indicating a topology of a network, is analyzed and refined by merging portions of the data and removing false data from the network topology data. For example, network topology data is processed by evaluating interface data, deleting erroneous data from the network topology data based on the evaluating, and merging data in the network topology data based on the evaluating.

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Gabriel Wechter