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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2011
Carlos M. Pignataro, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marc Holloman, Apex, NC (US);
Scott Crowns, San Jose, CA (US);
Carlos M. Pignataro, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marc Holloman, Apex, NC (US);
Scott Crowns, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying operating hybrid solutions is provided. An operating hybrid solution includes a combination of hardware and software components operating together for a particular purpose, such as to provide particular functionality. In various embodiments, mappings are stored to associate operating hybrid solutions with operating criteria that describe devices when the devices are operating according to the operating hybrid solutions. During operation of a device, a monitoring process uses the mappings to determine whether the device is operating as part of an operating hybrid solution. The monitoring process stores an indication of whether the device is operating as part of the operating hybrid solution, and the indication may be provided in response to a request for operating hybrid solution information associated with the device.