Method and apparatus providing programmable network intelligence
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1. A method, comprising the machine-implemented steps of:
- receiving one or more command line interface commands associated with a network device that does not natively provide a programmable management interface;
creating and storing a knowledge base comprising a representation of a syntax and semantics of the commands;
receiving from the knowledge base a data structure representing a particular configuration command among the commands;
creating and storing an intermediate data model that represents the configuration command, wherein creating the intermediate data model includes predicting one or more attributes of the configuration command;
based on the intermediate data model, creating and storing a file defining an application programming interface for the network device.
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Abstract
Programmable network intelligence approaches as disclosed herein provide apparatus, methods and tools to achieve programmable interfaces to a device, or group of devices or a network where native programmable interfaces are not available.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the machine-implemented steps of:
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receiving one or more command line interface commands associated with a network device that does not natively provide a programmable management interface;
creating and storing a knowledge base comprising a representation of a syntax and semantics of the commands;
receiving from the knowledge base a data structure representing a particular configuration command among the commands;
creating and storing an intermediate data model that represents the configuration command, wherein creating the intermediate data model includes predicting one or more attributes of the configuration command;
based on the intermediate data model, creating and storing a file defining an application programming interface for the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing a programmable interface to a network device, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more command line interface commands associated with a network device that does not natively provide a programmable management interface;
means for creating and storing a knowledge base comprising a representation of a syntax and semantics of the commands;
means for receiving from the knowledge base a data structure representing a particular configuration command among the commands;
means for creating and storing an intermediate data model that represents the configuration command, wherein creating the intermediate data model includes predicting one or more attributes of the configuration command;
means for creating and storing a file defining an application programming interface for the network device, based on the intermediate data model. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for creating providing a programmable interface to a network device, comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to the data network for receiving one or more packet flows therefrom;
a processor;
one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;
receiving one or more command line interface commands associated with a network device that does not natively provide a programmable management interface;
creating and storing a knowledge base comprising a representation of a syntax and semantics of the commands;
receiving from the knowledge base a data structure representing a particular configuration command among the commands;
creating and storing an intermediate data model that represents the configuration command, wherein creating the intermediate data model includes predicting one or more attributes of the configuration command;
based on the intermediate data model, creating and storing a file defining an application programming interface for the network device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing a programmable interface for a network device, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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receiving one or more command line interface commands associated with a network device that does not natively provide a programmable management interface;
creating and storing a knowledge base comprising a representation of a syntax and semantics of the commands;
receiving from the knowledge base a data structure representing a particular configuration command among the commands;
creating and storing an intermediate data model that represents the configuration command, wherein creating the intermediate data model includes predicting one or more attributes of the configuration command;
based on the intermediate data model, creating and storing a file defining an application programming interface for the network device.
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