Patent ID: 6795403
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A network comprising:a network of one or more local area networks; one or more network management systems coupled to the one or more local area networks; one or more network management stations carrying at least one of the one or more network management systems; at least one network device coupled to one more of the local area networks, the at least one network device carrying instructions for performing the method comprising the steps of receiving one or more data packets at a remote monitor agent that is logically coupled to the network, each packet containing a multicast destination address; determining a transmitting device identifier value and a root device identifier value from the packet; determining one or more switch device addresses that correspond to the transmitting device identifier value and a root device identifier value; creating and storing information identifying the switch devices in a storage area that is accessible to the remote monitor agent and the network management system.