Method for Configuring One or More Devices in an Ethernet-Based Communication Network
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Abstract
A method for configuring at least one device in an Ethernet-based communication network comprising a plurality of devices with Ethernet capability, wherein the topological position of a respective device to be configured, which is associated with a device type, in the communication network is ascertained, the respective device is sent configuration data, which correspond to its device type and to its ascertained topological position, from a database which contains a plurality of configuration data for at least one device type and a plurality of topological positions of the at least one device type, and the respective device is then configured based on the transmitted configuration data.
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13. A method for configuring at least one device in an Ethernet-based communication network comprising a plurality of Ethernet-capable devices, comprising:
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determining a topological position of the at least one device in the communication network for a particular device of the plurality of Ethernet-capable devices which is to be configured and which is assigned to a device type; transmitting configuration data corresponding to the device type of the particular device and the determined topological position to a respective device from a database which contains a plurality of configuration data for the at least one device type and different topological positions of the at least one device type; and configuring the respective device based on the transmitted configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An Ethernet-based communication network comprising a multiplicity of Ethernet-capable devices, wherein the Ethernet-based communication network is configured to:
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determine a topological position of the at least one device in the communication network for a particular device of the plurality of Ethernet-capable devices which is to be configured and which is assigned to a device type; transmit configuration data corresponding to the device type of the particular device and the determined topological position to a respective device from a database which contains a plurality of configuration data for the at least one device type and different topological positions of the at least one device type; and configure the respective device based on the transmitted configuration data.
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