| US 7,483,394 B2 | ||
| System and method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function | ||
| Yung-Fu Chang, San Jose, Calif. (US); and Trey Wafer, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to 3Com Corporation, Marlborough, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/18,712. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0133399 A1, Jun. 22, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—254 [370/401; 370/469; 709/220; 709/221] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function comprising:
providing a discovery protocol for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network;
providing a management protocol configured to automatically manage said at least one port of said at least one switch in the
network based on a programmable calendar function; and
providing a reconfiguration protocol configured to reconfigure said calendar function of said automatic management of said
at least one port of said at least one switch in the network.
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