Patent ID: 8005981
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer network system, including: a plurality of client nodes, each of which has a unique data link layer address; at least one network device which is able to access the unique data link layer address of at least one client node of the plurality; a database configured to include the unique data link layer address of each client node of the plurality and associated user information for each client node of the plurality, wherein the user information includes at least one of a logical user group, a physical location of the client node, or a logical location of the client node, wherein the physical location of a device node is indicated by an incoming router NIC number and the logical location of a device node is indicated by a VLAN ID; a dynamic data structure configured to include a DNS binding between the unique data link layer address, a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and an IP address for one or more client nodes of the plurality; wherein the at least one network device is configured to: