Various exemplary embodiments relate to a network management system (NMS) and a method performed on the NMS including one or more of the following: receiving a notification of a new endpoint discovered in the network, the new endpoint representing an endpoint in a multi-chassis pair; determining that...http://www.google.com/patents/US8041811?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8041811 - Multi-chassis component corrector and associator engine
