Method and apparatus providing automatic provisioning for modular network devices
US7363260B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of provisioning modular network devices is described. A generic configuration is placed on a device; the configuration comprises commands for configuring interfaces associated the device. At the device, each interface associated with the device is configured with at least one command associated with the configuration. The device then connects with a management point through the current interface. An inventory of all interfaces associated with the device is self-initiated and automatically communicated by the device to the management point.
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