Vendor agnostic network device configuration audit platform
US11784881B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request for a configuration audit of a network device, identifying a class of the network device, retrieving a configuration template for the network device, wherein the retrieving is based on the class of the network device, wherein the configuration template is represented as a hierarchical tree structure, retrieving a current configuration of the network device, translating the current configuration of the network device to a tree data structure, comparing the tree data structure with the configuration template represented as a hierarchical tree structure, identifying discrepancies between the tree data structure and the configuration template represented as a hierarchical tree structure, reporting the discrepancies, receiving instructions to resolve the discrepancies, and modifying one of the current configuration for the network device and the configuration template for the network device, wherein the modifying is responsive to the instructions to resolve the discrepancies. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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