In the method, starting from a central management component as the basis it is determined in a first step whether a network component is a management-capable network component. If this is the case, the management-capable network component is classified on the basis of services provided in the past by...http://www.google.se/patents/US20040146008?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040146008 - Method for classifying network components of a packet-oriented network
