GENERATING DEVICE-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of generating a device-specific configuration for a network device, comprising:
- accepting an updated configuration parameter;
accepting command syntax information;
generating a state description from said updated configuration parameter, with reference to a configuration library;
retrieving device information from said network device;
generating said device-specific configuration for said network device with reference to said command syntax information, said device information, said state description, and a command library; and
transmitting graphical user interface information according to the device-specific configuration for said network device to said network device, wherein the network device is capable of displaying the graphical user interface having the updated configuration parameter.
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Abstract
An approach to generating device-specific configurations is described. In one approach, a method of generating a device-specific configuration for a target device is described. The method involves receiving a configuration parameter, and receiving command syntax information. A state description is generated from the configuration parameter, with reference to a configuration library. Device information is retrieved from the target device, and the device-specific configuration is generated with reference to the command syntax information, the device information, the state description, and a command library.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of generating a device-specific configuration for a network device, comprising:
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accepting an updated configuration parameter; accepting command syntax information; generating a state description from said updated configuration parameter, with reference to a configuration library; retrieving device information from said network device; generating said device-specific configuration for said network device with reference to said command syntax information, said device information, said state description, and a command library; and transmitting graphical user interface information according to the device-specific configuration for said network device to said network device, wherein the network device is capable of displaying the graphical user interface having the updated configuration parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. (canceled)
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15. A system for generating a device-specific configuration, comprising:
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a computer implemented component for providing a configuration service, for obtaining and processing configuration information; a state model transformer, for producing a state description; and a command generator, for generating said device-specific configuration for a network device, wherein said configuration service is configured to receive said configuration information, said state model transformer is configured to produce said state description from said configuration information and a configuration parameter, said command generator is configured to receive a high-level command description, said command generator is further configured to receive device information from a network device, and said command generator is configured to produce said device-specific configuration for said network device with reference to said high level command description, said state description, and said device information, wherein information is transmitted to said network device for displaying a graphical user interface having said device-specific configuration for said network device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. (canceled)
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21. A method of deploying a device-specific configuration, comprising:
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receiving a configuration model file and a command model file via a network; generating a configuration interface with reference to said configuration model file and a configuration library; receiving a configuration input through said configuration interface; generating a state description from said configuration input, said configuration model file, and said configuration library; retrieving device information from a target device; generating said device-specific configuration for said target device with reference to said command model file, a command library, said state description, and said device information; and deploying said device-specific configuration for said target device to said target device; generating graphical user interface for displaying said device-specific configuration for said target device on said target device.
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