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8,443,065
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that
is
con?gured
to
be
accessed
via the
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
to
determine
the
physical
network
connectivity
data.
13.
A
communications
method,
comprising:
discovering
the
physical
network
connectivity
of
a
newly
deployed
network
device
within
the
communications
network
by
propagating
a
discovery
protocol
frame
to
at
least
one
existing
neighboring
network
device,
said
dis
covery
protocol
frame
having
an
organizationally
spe
ci?c
Type
Length
Value
(TLV)
and
Organizationally
Unique
Identi?er
(OUI)
and
data
de?ning
a
query
as
a
command
to
request
data
of
physical
network
connec
tivity
and
solicit
from
the
existing
neighboring
network
device
the
physical
network
connectivity
data
of
the
newly
deployed
device
within
the
communications
net
work;
in
response
to
the
query,
receiving
at
the
newly
deployed
network
device
and
from
the
at
least
one
existing
neigh
boring
network
device
the
physical
network
connectiv
ity
data
of
the
newly
deployed
network
device;
receiving
at
the
newly
deployed
device
the
network
data
address
on
the
Network
Manager;
transmitting
from
the
newly
deployed
network
device
its
physical
network
connectivity
data
to
the
remote
Net
work
Manager;
and
transmitting
provisioning
data
from
the
Network
Manager
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device
based
on
the
received
physical
network
connectivity
data.
14.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
the
physi
cal
network
connectivity
data
received
from
the
at
least
one
neighboring
network
device
comprises
at
least
one
network
data
address
for
the
Network
Manager.
15.
The
method
according
to
claim
14,
and
further
com
prising
receiving
a
plurality
of
potential
network
data
addresses
for
the
Network
Manager
wherein
the
newly
deployed
device
attempts
connection
to
the
Network
Man
ager using
at
least
one
of
the
plurality
of
potential
data
addresses.
16.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
in
the
event
the
newly
deployed
network
device
does
not
receive
a net
work
data
address
for
the
Network
Manager,
the
newly
deployed
device
announces
itself
by
transmitting
Layer
2
broadcast
messages
throughout
the
communications
net
work.
17.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
the
discov
ery
protocol
frame
comprises
a
Link
Layer
Discovery
Proto
col
(LLDP)
frame.
18.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
the
discov
ery
protocol
frame
comprises
a
Link
Layer
Ethernet
OAM
message
for
discovering
the
physical
network
connectivity
of
the
newly
deployed
network
device.
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
16
19.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
the
physi
cal
network
connectivity data
comprises
at
least
one
of
physi
cal
and
logical
location
connection
data
of
the
newly
deployed
network
device
and
data
uniquely
identifying
the
existing
connected
device.
20.
The
method
according
to
claim
19,
wherein
the
at
least
one
of
physical
and
logical
location
connection
data
com
prises
data
regarding
the
physical
slot
and
port
of
the
existing
neighboring
network
device.
21.
The
method
according
to
claim
19,
wherein
the
at
least
one
of
physical
and
logical
location
connection
data
com
prises
data
regarding
the
ID
of
a
logical
EFM
bonding
group.
22.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
wherein
physical
network
connectivity data
comprises
device
data
that
identi
?es
the
existing
network
device.
23.
The
method
according
to
claim
22,
wherein
the
device
data
comprises
the
IP
address
or
node
number
of
the
existing
neighboring
network
device
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device.
24.
The
method
according
to
claim
13,
and
further
com
prising
accessing
at
a
network
switch
a
Management
Infor
mation
Base
(MIB)
via the
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
to
determine
the
physical
network
connec
tivity
data.
25.
A
communications
system,
comprising:
a
plurality
of
network
switches
interconnected
together
and con?gured
to
form
a
communications
network;
one
of
the
network
switches
having
a
newly
deployed
network
device;
at
least
one
existing
neighboring
network
device
connected
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device;
a
Network
Manager
connected
to
the
communications
net
work
remotely
from
the
newly
deployed
network
device
and
existing
neighboring
network
device;
wherein
the
newly
deployed
network
device
is
con?gured
to
determine
its
physical
network
connectivity
within
the
communications
network
by
propagating
a
discov
ery
protocol
frame
to
the
at
least
one
existing
neighbor
ing
network
device,
said
discovery
protocol
frame
hav
ing
an
organizationally
speci?c
Type
Length
Value
(TLV)
and
Organizationally
Unique
Identi?er
(OUI)
and
data
de?ning
a
query
as
a
command
to
request
data
of
physical
network
connectivity
and
solicit
the
physical
network
connectivity
data
of
the
newly
deployed
device
within
the
communications
network,
wherein
the net
work
connectivity
data
is
transmitted
to
the
Network
Manager;
and
wherein
said
Network
Manager
is
con?gured
to
transmit
provisioning
data
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device
based
on
the
received
physical
network
connectivity
data.
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