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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Wenwei Weng, Milpitas, CA (US);
Minghui Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Vishnu Kant Varma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wenwei Weng, Milpitas, CA (US);
Minghui Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Vishnu Kant Varma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for automatically probing endpoint in a network for performance and fault management is provided. The method may comprise receiving instructions to auto probe endpoints, the instructions comprising probe characteristics and endpoint indicators. The method may further comprise querying an information base to identify endpoints and to obtain information on the identified endpoints that conform to the endpoint indicators. Based on the instructions and the information obtained for the identified endpoints, one or more probe packets may be generating to be transmitted to the identified endpoints. The generated probe packets may further be scheduled for transmission to the identified endpoints. New endpoints may continue to get discovered based on a notification mechanism which exists. Likewise, endpoints leaving the discovery domain may be identified.