发明名称 |
Location aware data network |
摘要 |
<p>A method of determining a physical location of a client (104) in a data communication network, the method comprising:
- determining an identifier of a connection point (160) through which the client communicates with the data network; and
- determining a physical location of the client based on the determined identifier of the connection point, including accessing a stored association between the connection point identifier and the physical location;
wherein the connection point provides a communication path to the client via a cable-based transmission medium (12)
the method further comprising transmitting connection information from a network device in the data network to the client, and wherein determining the connection point identifier further comprises determining the connection point identifier using the connection information.</p> |
申请公布号 |
AU2008202952(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.02.24 |
申请号 |
AU20080202952 |
申请日期 |
2008.07.03 |
申请人 |
ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC. |
发明人 |
DAVID HARRINGTON;ROGER P DURAND;RICHARD W GRAHAM;JOHN J ROESE;ANJA A ALLEN;BRENDAN J FEE;DAVID FRATTURA;JOHN-PAUL GORSKY |
分类号 |
G01S19/36;H04L12/28;G01S5/02;G06F15/173;H04L12/24;H04L29/06;H04L29/08;H04L29/12;H04W4/00;H04W4/02;H04W4/04;H04W4/20;H04W8/26;H04W64/00 |
主分类号 |
G01S19/36 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|