System and method for provisioning a provisionable network device with a dynamically generated boot file using a server
US7293078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for provisioning provisionable network devices with a dynamically created boot file using a server. A dynamic configuration server (DCS) generates one or more boot file templates, each boot file template comprising attributes having a name and value. A boot file request comprising a boot file template identifier is received by the DNS from a provisionable network device. The DCS uses the boot file template identifier to select a boot file template for the provisionable network device and to assign attribute values to the attributes of the selected boot file template. The boot file is used to provision the provisionable network device.
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