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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Michael Tod Schumacher, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Todd Hicks, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Tod Schumacher, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Todd Hicks, Cary, NC (US);
Netiq Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing network system diagnostics is provided. The method includes obtaining a respective identification of a first target device and a second target device deployed in a network; iteratively querying neighbor devices of at least one node in a communications path between the first and second target devices, wherein the neighbor devices and the first and second target device may comprise heterogeneous network nodes; and generating a layer 2 path trace that comprises identification of network devices interconnected on a physical path between the first and second target devices. A computer-readable medium includes instructions for execution by a processing system, wherein the instructions are configured to perform the foregoing method. A system includes a data processing system including a processor device for executing a diagnostics engine implemented as a set of computer-executable instructions configured to perform the foregoing method.