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Configuration management device, configuration interface device and method for vendor-independent network device configuration

US10419285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

Christian Messinger · Hirschberg, DE
Philipp Vorst · Manheim, DE
Georg Gutermuth · Heidelberg, DE
Wolfgang Mahnke · Hettenleidelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2015
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/0843
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A configuration management device for vendor-independent network device configuration includes a network interface unit for communicating with network devices over a communications network and a data storage unit. The network interface unit can include a unified device network interface and a device-specific driver unit, where the unified device network interface can: retrieve a device profile; to identify a network device which belongs to a network device type corresponding to the device profile; retrieve information on a device-specific configuration protocol to be used during configuration of the network device; and download values for the vendor-independent configuration parameters to the network device.

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