US 7,321,561 B2
Verification of connections between devices in a network
Narendra Lakshminarasimha, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); David Andrew Graves, Monte Sereno, Calif. (US); Pallavi Gadepalli, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); Vikram Ramesh, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Margaret Mary Bertsch, Nashville, Tenn. (US); George Tomlinson, Livermore, Calif. (US); Mark Pearson, Applegate, Calif. (US); and Ted Nguyen, Antelope, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/607,731.
Prior Publication US 2004/0264382 A1, Dec. 30, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—252  [370/392; 370/395.21; 370/401] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of verifying that devices in a network are properly connected physically, said method comprising:
receiving from a device in said network a listing that identifies other devices coupled to said device and that identifies which communication port of said device each of said other devices is coupled to;
comparing said listing against reference information representing a design of said network;
identifying discrepancies between said listing and said reference information; and
generating a report identifying said discrepancies wherein said report comprises information identifying an incorrectly placed network cable, device and port identifiers indicating wherein said incorrectly placed network cable is inserted, and device and port identifiers identifying where said incorrectly placed network cable should be inserted.