Method and apparatus for guided configuration of unconfigured network and internetwork devices
US5819042A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0889
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer-implemented method and apparatus and associated for constructing a network configuration map comprised of at least two interconnected network entities selected from a series of network entities. A series of configuration scripts, each corresponding to one of the series of network entities include a first section comprised of a first portion containing an icon file for generating an icon representative of the corresponding one of the series of network entities, a second portion containing a set of connection rules for the corresponding one of the series of network entities and a second section containing a series of executable instructions for constructing a configuration file for the network entity. A first software module constructs the network configuration map by generating a workspace, placing first and second icons on the workspace in response to a first input received from a user interface and connecting the icons if the set of connection rules contained in the second portion of the corresponding configuration scripts permit connection therebetween. A second software module then executes the series of instructions contained in the second section of the configuration …
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