Distributed element network management
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Abstract
A network of managed elements, in which code necessary for the integration of the elements into the network is contained in the elements themselves. A network proxy polls the elements to determine the presence of a new element or a revision to the code of an existing element. When found, code is copied from the element to the proxy, which serves as an interface between the elements and a network management system.
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A proxy in a network having a plurality of elements having instructions located therein, the proxy comprising:
a controller configured to interrogate an element to determine whether the element has a new code, the proxy being an intermediate between the element and the network, and the proxy being configured to copy at least some of the instructions to the proxy upon detection of a new code in the element. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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