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Managing network device configuration using versioning and partitioning

  • US 20060007944A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2005
  • Published: 01/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed in a network element, the network element comprising a plurality of software components that control operations and features of the network element, wherein operations and features of the network element are defined in part by a configuration, the method comprising:

  • creating and storing one or more configuration partition namespaces each comprising a version identifier and one or more configuration tuples;

    associating one or more of the configuration partition namespaces in a configuration partition;

    associating one of the software components and the one or more configuration partition namespaces; and

    creating and storing information identifying one of the software components, its associated configuration partition namespaces, and the version identifier of each of the configuration partition namespaces.

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