Described is a standard physical interface with a standardized response protocol would enable a craft or technician employee accurately and quickly to verify network devices' various identities and configurations, including relatively fixed hardware configurations and relatively rapidly changing software...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7143155?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7143155 - Standardized method and apparatus for gathering device identification and/or configuration information via a physical interface
Standardized method and apparatus for gathering device identification and/or ...