Systems and methods for dynamically configuring a network switch for monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US10797950B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US14985498

    申请日:2015-12-31

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173 H04L12/24

    摘要: Systems and methods for dynamically configuring a network switch for monitoring are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving an IP address associated with a network switch. Embodiments may also include probing the network switch based, at least in part, on the received IP address to obtain first information regarding the network switch, wherein the first information includes at least one of a vendor of the network switch, a model of the network switch, and a firmware version of the network switch. Embodiments may further include configuring the processor to monitor the network switch based on processing of the first information.

    Systems and methods for configuring an IPv4 process without associating the IPv4 process with an IP loopback address

    公开(公告)号:US10454881B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US14878334

    申请日:2015-10-08

    IPC分类号: H04L29/12

    摘要: Systems and methods configuring a process that uses IPv4 communication without associating the IPv4 process with an IP loopback address are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a message to configure an IPv4 process. Embodiments may also include determining if a configuration parameter associated with the received message is set to indicate that one or more default IP loopback addresses are to be used as IP loopback addresses to associate with the IPv4 process. Embodiments may further include completing the configuration of the IPv4 process without associating an IP loopback address with the IPv4 process when the configuration parameter is determined to not be set to indicate that one or more default IP loopback addresses are to be used as IP loopback addresses to associate with the IPv4 process.