Method and apparatus for resolving network users to network...

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H04L 29/12 (2006.01) H04L 12/24 (2006.01) H04L 29/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2283301

A naming service manager (4b) is provided for resolving mapping information regarding a plurality of computers connected to a local area network (LAN 24) and their users. The naming service manager (46) collects mapping information, i.e., user login names, domain names, computer names and IP addresses, from a plurality of naming service agents (50) located on the LAN 24 and correlates the mapping information into a current computer-to-user assignment or "mapping" for each user of the LAN 24 and/or a current IP address-to-computer assignment or "mapping" for each computer connected to the LAN 24. The naming service manager (46) serves the correlated mapping information to a plurality of naming service applications (48) which process the correlated mapping information in accordance with their own needs and requirements.

Selon l'invention, un gestionnaire (46) de dénomination doit résoudre des informations de mappage concernant une pluralité d'ordinateurs reliés à un réseau local (LAN 24) et leurs utilisateurs. Le gestionnaire (46) de service de dénomination collecte des inforamtions de mappage c'est-à-dire les noms d'enregistrement des utilisateurs, les noms des domaines, les noms d'ordinateurs et les adresses IP (protocole Internet) provenant d'une pluralité d'agents (50) de service de dénomination situés sur le réseau local (24) et corrèle les informations de mappage sous forme d'une affectation ordinateur courant-utilisateur ou d'un "mappage" relatif à chaque utilisateur du réseau (24) et/ou d'une affectation adresse IP courante-ordinateur ou d'un "mappage" relatif à chaque ordinateur connecté au réseau local (24). Le gestionnaire (46) de service de dénomination envoie les informations de mappage corrélées à une pluralité d'applications (48) de service de dénomination qui traitent les informations de mappage corrélées en fonction de leurs propres besoins et exigences.

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