Automatic configuration of network components having separate unprogrammed network devices configured to communicate with separate interconnected network terminals
US7395359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/445
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing configuration information to terminals and network components within a network. In particular, a specialist is no longer necessary in order to exchange a terminal or a component for the network. The network user simply exchanges the terminal or the network component and places a configuration storage adapter in a serial interface of the replaced terminal or component, whereby the newly inserted terminal or network component is automatically provided with stored configuration information and the network can then be started.
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