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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Mohamed Hamedi, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Devon Dawson, Rocklin, CA (US);
Mohamed Hamedi, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Devon Dawson, Rocklin, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a method for network management assisted discovery, includes performing a discovery of network devices in a network; and sending gathered information associated with a first device that supports a first discovery protocol to a second device that supports a second discovery protocol. In another embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for network management assisted discovery, includes a management computer configured to perform a discovery of network devices in a network, and to send gathered information associated with a first device that supports a first discovery protocol to a second device that supports a second discovery protocol.