Method and apparatus for maintaining network device configurations
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a configuration of a network device in a user device of a network, said method comprising:
- updating a network management device each time a configuration of any of network devices in the network changes;
notifying a plurality of user devices in the network each time the network management device is updated;
determining whether a select user device has been notified of a select update in the network management device of a configuration change of a select network device; and
, synchronizing the select user device with the network management device to update the select user device of the configuration change in the select network device, if the select user device has been notified of the select update in the network management device.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining the configuration of a network device in a user device of a network includes updating a network management device each time the configuration of any of the network device changes, and notifying a plurality of user devices in the network each time the network management device is updated. A determination is made as to whether a select user device has been notified of a select update in the network management device of a configuration change of a select network device. The select user device is synchronized with the network management device to update the select user device of the configuration change in the select network device, if the select user device has been notified of the select update in the network management device.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a configuration of a network device in a user device of a network, said method comprising:
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updating a network management device each time a configuration of any of network devices in the network changes;
notifying a plurality of user devices in the network each time the network management device is updated;
determining whether a select user device has been notified of a select update in the network management device of a configuration change of a select network device; and
,synchronizing the select user device with the network management device to update the select user device of the configuration change in the select network device, if the select user device has been notified of the select update in the network management device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for maintaining a configuration of a select network device in a network including a plurality of network devices, comprising:
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a management device in communication with the network devices for synchronizing with any of the network devices which changes configuration; and
,a user device in communication with said management device for storing notifications from the management device indicating synchronization with any of the network devices which changes configuration;
wherein said user device synchronizes with the management device to obtain the changes in the configuration of the select network device, if a notification indicating a synchronization between the management device and the select network device is stored in said user device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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