Patent attributes
The present invention relates to a networked device configuration identifying method. The method includes switching on a plurality of communication ports on a power sourcing device; executing a smart address resolution protocol to acquire an initial all device address information including a plurality of addresses for a plurality of powered devices connected to the plurality of communication ports; switching off an interested communication port out of from the plurality of communication ports; executing the smart address resolution protocol through the plurality of communication ports to acquire a background device address information including at least one background address for at least one background powered device connected to the plurality of communication ports except the interested communication port; and comparing the initial all device address information and the background device address information to acquire at least one interested address for at least one interested powered device connected to the interested communication port.
