Title :
Physical topology discovery algorithm based on SNMP
Author :
Xiong, Bo ; Ke, Geng ; Zhu, Lei ; Chen, Xiao
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Eng., PLA Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
This paper analyses the methods and shortages of recent physical topology discovery, and proposes an algorithm based on SNMP. The algorithm proposes three concepts concerning ports of switch, in addition the way how to deal with unsure links caused by dump devices. The algorithm can accurately discover the links between switches including backup links, links between switch and host. The algorithm also has a good effect on discovering dump devices.
Keywords :
protocols; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network topology; SNMP; dump devices; physical topology discovery algorithm; simple network management protocol; switches; Algorithm design and analysis; Computers; Manganese; Network topology; Silicon; Switches; Topology; Address Forwarding Table; Simple Network Management Protocol; Spanning Tree Protocol; dump device; physical topology discovery;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2011 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hohhot
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9436-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2011.5988790
