Patent ID: 9742634
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising the steps of: obtaining, at a topology map engine, from a dynamic host control protocol relay device, via a lease forwarder on a dynamic host control protocol server downstream of the topology map engine and upstream of the dynamic host control protocol relay device, a relayed request, of a client, for a dynamic host control protocol lease, said relayed request having at least one given internet protocol address of said dynamic host control protocol relay device inserted therein; searching, in a database collocated with said topology map engine, for said at least one given internet protocol address of said dynamic host control protocol relay device; if said at least one given internet protocol address of said dynamic host control protocol relay device is not found in said database in said searching step, performing an automated process to discover each of one or more internet protocol subnets configured on said dynamic host control protocol relay device, said process comprising the steps of: