Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Neighbor discovery in cable networks
- Patent Title (中): 有线网络中的邻居发现
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Application No.: US11026641Application Date: 2004-12-30
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Publication No.: US07646786B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Ralph Edward Droms , Madhu Sudan
- Applicant: Ralph Edward Droms , Madhu Sudan
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP
- Main IPC: H04J3/16
- IPC: H04J3/16

Abstract:
A network device has a communications link to allow the device to communicate with customer devices and a processor. The processor is to receive neighbor discovery messages from requesting customer devices, examine the neighbor discovery messages to determine if the neighbor discovery message should be forwarded to other of the customer devices, and respond to the requesting customer devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050265261A1 Neighbor discovery in cable networks Public/Granted day:2005-12-01
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