Autonomous network device configuration method
US8321538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of configuring one or more target network devices for operation, that further comprises the steps of creating an object for deployment to a predetermined target network device, the object having configuration data for configuring the target network device, and at least one of identification data identifying the object, an autonomous encapsulated agent for executing necessary steps for installing the configuration data, identification data identifying the predetermined target network device, and authentication data for authenticating at least one of the predetermined target network device identification data and object identification data, transporting the object to the predetermined target network device, and the autonomous encapsulated agent begins an on-site process of installing the configuration data in the predetermined target network device.
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