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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1999
Kim K. Banker, Rocklin, CA (US);
Christopher Alan Del Signore, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Gavin Bowlby, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Karl Feldman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Farivar Farzaneh, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael Timothy Kauffman, Campbell, CA (US);
Kim K. Banker, Rocklin, CA (US);
Christopher Alan Del Signore, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Gavin Bowlby, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Karl Feldman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Farivar Farzaneh, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael Timothy Kauffman, Campbell, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for reducing the cost of network managment by using a proxy agent and subchannel communications so fewer SNMP licenses and fewer protocol stacks are needed. Subchannel communication is achieved in a plurality of different embodiments. Embodiments having single subchannel transceivers, multiple transceivers, single multiplexer and multiple multiplexers are disclosed. An NMS process using routing table CRC to automatically detect when the NMS topology information is incorrect and automated topology discovery is disclosed. A process for automated discovery of redundant cables during automated topology discovery is disclosed.