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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marc E. Mosko, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment provides a system for facilitating device discovery. During operation, the system detects, by a computing device, a first message which is broadcast from a source device based on a network communication protocol. The system determines a classification which is a type for the source device based on a MAC address of the source device extracted from the first message. The system generates a second message which indicates the MAC address, an IP address of the source device obtained based on the first message, and the classification. The system sends the second message to a device management system, which causes the device management system to add the source device as a managed device. The system enhances device discovery by eliminating a direct scan of all devices on a sub-network by the device management system for devices of a same type as the type for the source device.