SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESCRIBING NETWORK COMPONENTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS
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1. A network comprising:
- a first network component; and
a second network component in electrical communication with the first network component, the second network component having a processor and logic executable thereon to receive a description of the first network component; and
place at least a portion of the received description into one of a plurality of sections an electronic list of network components, each of the plurality of sections having a standard format.
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Abstract
A system and method for describing network components and their associations is provided. The network management layer receives descriptions of network components and places at least a portion of the received description into one of a plurality of sections of an electronic list of network components. Each of the plurality of sections has a standard format.
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1. A network comprising:
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a first network component; and a second network component in electrical communication with the first network component, the second network component having a processor and logic executable thereon to receive a description of the first network component; and place at least a portion of the received description into one of a plurality of sections an electronic list of network components, each of the plurality of sections having a standard format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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an electronically accessible medium providing instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to receive a description of a network component; and place at least a portion of the received description into one of a plurality of sections of an electronic list of network components, each of the plurality of sections having a standard format.
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