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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Cesareo Contreras, Northbridge, MA (US);
Helen S. Raizen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Michael E. Bappe, Loveland, CO (US);
Ian Wigmore, Westborough, MA (US);
Arich Don, Newton, MA (US);
Xunce Zhou, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Cesareo Contreras, Northbridge, MA (US);
Helen S. Raizen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Michael E. Bappe, Loveland, CO (US);
Ian Wigmore, Westborough, MA (US);
Arich Don, Newton, MA (US);
Xunce Zhou, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for indicating a state associated with a device. A request is received over a path for information about a device. A response to the request is sent. The response indicates a state regarding the device on the path. The response has a response status of good and a payload of a varying size. The payload is truncated at a location prior to that at which a device identifier for the device is expected. In accordance with the response, a state regarding the device on the path is determined.