METHOD AND APPLICATION TOOL FOR DYNAMICALLY NAVIGATING A USER CUSTOMIZABLE REPRESENTATION OF A NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION
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1. A method for dynamically representing the configuration of a network device on a user interface, the method comprising:
- storing a data model, wherein the data model represents the visual presentation of the configuration;
rendering the configuration based on the data model to provide a dynamically customized view of the configuration; and
visually representing the rendered configuration.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a method and an application tool for dynamically representing configuration commands of a network device on a user interface are provided. According to the method, a data model is stored with the application tool. Thereafter, the configuration commands are rendered on to the data model and the rendered data model is represented on the user interface in real time.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically representing the configuration of a network device on a user interface, the method comprising:
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storing a data model, wherein the data model represents the visual presentation of the configuration; rendering the configuration based on the data model to provide a dynamically customized view of the configuration; and visually representing the rendered configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An application tool for dynamically representing the configuration of a network device, the application tool comprising:
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a data model that determines the visual representation of the configuration; and means for rendering linked portions of the configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for dynamically navigating a network device configuration comprising:
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generating a model for displaying a configuration; navigating to a desired section; viewing the desired section together with a linked portion of the configuration. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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