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Method and apparatus of providing a configuration script that uses connection rules to produce a configuration file or map for configuring a network device

US6772204B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1998
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/0889
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and apparatus includes displaying a plurality of network devices on a display screen, and enabling selection of one of the network devices for configuration. A configuration script for the selected one of the network devices is identified from a plurality of configuration scripts, where each of the configuration scripts is associated with a particular one of the network devices. The identified configuration script is executed to obtain configuration information, identify connection rules associated with the identified configuration script, and produce a configuration file for configuring the network device based on the connection rules and the configuration information.

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