Managing network devices
US8432832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for configuring network devices. A central management system stores shared configuration objects in a central configuration database. A network device stores shared configuration objects and device-specific configuration objects in a local configuration database. The local configuration database's shared configuration objects correspond to shared configuration objects in the central configuration database. The central management system determines the network device has received a request to update a shared configuration object, where the request did not originate from the central management system, and updates the central configuration database.
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