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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Jianyao Liang, Hangzhou, CN;
Tao Yang, Hangzhou, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing a physical location of a network device. The method includes saving, in a first location table, received location information that is sent by a first network device, acquiring topology information of an entire network by communicating with a network controller, searching the topology information for a first top-of-rack switch that has a minimum network hop count to reach the first network device, adding the physical address of the first top-of-rack switch in the first location table to serve as a physical address of the first network device, and building an association between the physical address and the location information of the first network device. Therefore, a physical location of a network device can be conveniently and quickly managed, thereby greatly reducing a manual workload.