AutoLinx Discovery continuously builds and maintains a live graph of every device, interface, neighbor relationship, and topology change in your network. Multi-vendor by design. Updates within seconds of a change. Replaces inventory documents that go stale the moment they're saved.
Probes every neighbor protocol concurrently — and reconciles them into a single graph. A Cisco-Juniper edge shows up regardless of which vendor advertises it. ARP cache, MAC tables, and route tables all roll up into the same model.
New device shows up. Old one disappears. Link flaps. Neighbor count drops. The graph updates within seconds, the change is logged with timestamp, source, and confidence — and downstream agents (Triage, Compliance) react immediately.
Doesn't just see that a device exists — infers what role it plays. By neighbor count, BGP signature, link types, and configuration patterns. New devices land in the graph with role pre-classified — basis for downstream provisioning and compliance.
Discovery underpinned AutoProvision's three phases. By Phase #3 (2026, with our AI reasoning layer), the graph supports thousands of devices across the carrier's footprint with continuous reconciliation.
Centralized Configuration Management + MAC Authentication Management — both depend on accurate, continuous discovery. ONT Management System (2024) extends discovery to subscriber-edge devices.
Discovery handled the cold start: 216 new branch routers, multi-ISP load balancing, all coming online over weeks. The graph built itself as devices appeared — no inventory spreadsheet maintained by humans.
Discovery as the foundation for a network-wide inventory system. Six years later: still the source of truth for service planning, capacity decisions, and audit response.
A 4-week pilot starts with discovery — full graph of your network within days. Then the other agents come online against that graph.