Method and apparatus for accessing network information on a network device
US7433941B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system of distributing management of network resources on a network to network devices is provided. During execution, the system receives a request on a network device to execute a task that performs a set of operations related to managing the network, receives an application over the network wherein the application includes operations for performing the task, processes operations on the network device that requests network parameters from a remote network device, transmits the request for the network parameter over the network to the remote network, and receives the requested network parameter over the network from the remote network device.
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