Systems and methods of discovering and controlling devices without explicit addressing

摘要

A method of discovering a device in a communication network having multiple interconnected nodes includes continuously monitoring, by a device to be discovered, any IP packets sent by a discoverer. The method further includes transmitting, by the discoverer, an IP packet destined for a downstream device and receiving, by the device to be discovered, the IP packet. The method further includes determining, by the device to be discovered, whether the IP packet is intended for the device to be discovered. If the IP packet is not intended for the device to be discovered, retransmitting, by the device to be discovered, the IP packet to the downstream device via an egress port of the device to be discovered.

主权项

1. A method of discovering a device in a communication network having multiple interconnected nodes, the method comprising:
continuously monitoring, by a device to be discovered, any IP packets sent by a discoverer; transmitting, by the discoverer, an IP packet destined for a downstream device; receiving, by the device to be discovered, the IP packet; determining, by the device to be discovered, whether the IP packet is intended for the device to be discovered; and if the IP packet is not intended for the device to be discovered, retransmitting, by the device to be discovered, the IP packet to the downstream device via an egress port of the device to be discovered.