Patent ID: 8667097

Claim:
A computer-implemented system, comprising: a local area network (LAN) management system connected to and managing a router network that includes a plurality of routers, an edge router of the router network being connected to an edge switch of a switch network that includes a plurality of switches, the switch network being connected to and managed by a network management system separate from the LAN management system, the LAN management system being indirectly connected to the switch network via the router network, the LAN management system comprising a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising: acquiring address registration information via the edge router from the edge switch; accessing a management information base (MIB) associated with the edge switch using the address registration information; accessing other MIBs using information from the MIB associated with the edge switch, each of the other MIBs associated with a corresponding one of other switches of the switch network; building a map of entire switches of the switch network based on the accessed information from the MIB and the other MIBs; and configuring the switch network using the map of the entire switches.