Title :
Ethernet topology discovery for virtual local area networks with incomplete information
Author :
Li Zichao ; Hu Ziwei ; Zhang Geng ; Ma Yan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Network Technol., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, we proposed an algorithm to discovery physical layer topology structure of Ethernet networks with incomplete address forwarding table information by collecting data via SNMP. The new algorithm is also able to handles VLANs and layer-3 switches. We have implemented our algorithm in networks of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications which demonstrated that our algorithms works well in many heterogeneous networks.
Keywords :
local area networks; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication switching; virtualisation; Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Ethernet networks; Ethernet topology discovery; SNMP; VLAN; address forwarding table information; heterogeneous networks; layer-3 switches; physical layer topology structure; virtual local area networks; Data collection; Educational institutions; IP networks; Information filtering; Network topology; Topology; SNMP MIB; VLAN; layer-2 network discovery; switches;
Conference_Titel :
Network Infrastructure and Digital Content (IC-NIDC), 2014 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4736-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICNIDC.2014.7000304
