Honeywell Patent for Decentralized Network Discovery in ICS Environments
Summary
Honeywell International Inc. has been granted US Patent Application US20260100892A1 for a decentralized network discovery method and apparatus for industrial control systems (ICS). The invention uses a three-component control network module to capture device attributes, construct switch data tables identifying MAC addresses, and build graphical network topology representations. The system enables visualization of connected network devices and their relationships in industrial communication environments. The patent application was filed on December 10, 2025, and published on April 9, 2026.
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Honeywell International Inc. has filed patent application US20260100892A1 for a decentralized network discovery method and apparatus designed for industrial control system environments. The invention employs a three-component control network module architecture to capture attribute data from network devices, construct switch data tables identifying media access control addresses for each switch port, and generate neighbor and neighboring device tables to build graphical network topology representations.
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DECENTRALIZED NETWORK DISCOVERY FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
Application US20260100892A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
Honeywell International Inc.
Inventors
Harshal S. Haridas, Lonnie Walker, Doreen West, Nofal Aamir
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discovering and displaying a graphical representation of a plurality of network devices connected to a communication network comprises a control network module coupled to the plurality of network devices. A first component of a control network module captures attribute data from the network devices. A second component of the control network module constructs a switch data table identifying a media access control address for each port of a communication network switch associated with each of the plurality of network devices. The second component uses the attribute data and the switch data table to construct a neighbor data table for the plurality of network devices connected to the communication network. A third component of the control network module uses the neighbor data table to construct a neighboring device table and build the graphical representation of the communication network on a display device.
CPC Classifications
H04L 41/22 H04L 41/12
Filing Date
2025-12-10
Application No.
19414660
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