Method and system of receiving and translating CLI command data within a routing system

• US 20070011348A1
• Filed: 07/08/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bettadapur, Prakash, Bansal, Anil, Tjong, Jung, Varanasi, Sastry
• Granted Patent: US 7,953,886 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0226 Mapping or translating multiple network management protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/60 Router architectures

Abstract

A method and system of receiving and translating data using an internetwork operating system (IOS) command line interface (CLI) parser subsystem of a routing system are shown. Input is received at the IOS CLI parser subsystem. The input is traversed. Where the input originates from outside of the router, the input is translated into a corresponding CLI statement. Where the input originates from within the router, the input is translated into a prescribed output format. The translated input is output.

Claims

1. A method of receiving and translating data using an internetwork operating system (IOS) command line interface (CLI) parser subsystem of a routing system, said method comprising:

receiving input at said IOS CLI parser subsystem;

traversing said input;

where said input originates outside said router, translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding CLI statement;

where said input originates inside said router, translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding prescribed output format; and

outputting said translated input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said input received comprises XML data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said XML data input received comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML schema of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said input originates outside said router, and wherein said translation of said input into a corresponding CLI statement comprises:

parsing said input to identify an XML command attribute;

traversing said input after said XML command attribute to identify any keywords and any parameters associated with said XML Command Attribute;

translating said XML command attribute into an associated CLI command; and

translating said keywords and any parameters into associated attributes of said CLI command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said corresponding prescribed output format comprises XML data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said XML data comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML data model of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said input originates inside said router, and wherein said translation of said XML data output comprises:

receiving a CLI data input as said input;

parsing said CLI data input to identify each token of said CLI data input;

accessing a stored mapping of CLI to XML values; and

translating each token of said CLI data input into a corresponding XML value, in accordance with said stored mapping.

8. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embedded therein for causing a computer system to execute a method of receiving and translating data using an internetwork operating system (IOS) command line interface (CLI) parser subsystem of a router, said method comprising:

receiving input at said IOS CLI parser subsystem;

traversing said input;

where said input originates outside said router, translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding CLI statement;

where said input originates inside said router, translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding prescribed output format; and

outputting said translated input.

9. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said input received comprises XML data.

10. The computer-usable medium of claim 9, wherein said XML data input received comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML schema of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

11. The computer-usable medium of claim 10, wherein said input originates outside said router, and wherein said translation of said input into a corresponding CLI statement comprises:

parsing said input to identify an XML command attribute;

traversing said input after said XML command attribute to identify any keywords and any parameters associated with said XML Command Attribute;

translating said XML command attribute into an associated CLI command; and

translating said keywords and any parameters into associated attributes of said CLI command.

12. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said corresponding prescribed output format comprises XML data.

13. The computer-usable medium of claim 12, wherein said XML data comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML data model of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

14. The computer-usable medium of claim 13, wherein said input originates inside said router, and wherein said translation of said XML data output comprises:

receiving a CLI data input as said input;

parsing said CLI data input to identify each token of said CLI data input;

accessing a stored mapping of CLI to XML values; and

translating each token of said CLI data input into a corresponding XML value, in accordance with said stored mapping.

15. A system for causing a computer system to receive and translate data using an internetwork operating system (IOS) command line interface (CLI) parser subsystem of a router, said system comprising:

means for receiving input at said IOS CLI parser subsystem;

means for traversing said input;

where said input originates outside said router, means for translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding CLI statement;

where said input originates inside said router, means for translating said input into translated input comprising a corresponding prescribed output format; and

means for outputting said translated input.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said means for receiving input comprises means for receiving XML data as input.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said XML data input received comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML schema of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said input originates outside said router, and wherein said means for translating of said input into a corresponding CLI statement comprises:

means for parsing said input to identify an XML command attribute;

means for traversing said input after said XML command attribute to identify any keywords and any parameters associated with said XML Command Attribute;

means for translating said XML command attribute into an associated CLI command; and

means for translating said keywords and any parameters into associated attributes of said CLI command.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein said corresponding prescribed output format comprises XML data.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said XML data comprises data formatted in accordance with an XML data model of CLI rules and behaviors enforced by said IOS CLI parser subsystem.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said input originates inside said router, and wherein said means for translating of said XML data output comprises:

receiving a CLI data input as said input;

parsing said CLI data input to identify each token of said CLI data input;

accessing a stored mapping of CLI to XML values; and

translating each token of said CLI data input into a corresponding XML value, in accordance with said stored mapping.