SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING AND MANAGING A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF NETWORK SWITCHES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. A distributed network system, said network system comprising:
- a server;
network communications;
a core switch, wherein said server and said core switch communicates via network communications; and
a network switch, wherein said network switch, said core switch, and said server communicates via network communications, and wherein said network switch comprises a custom operating system, and wherein said server comprises a network policy provided by a network engine, and wherein said network switch self-registers by communicating a registration ID and a location information to said network engine.
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Abstract
A system for registering and managing a distributed network of network switches and methods of use thereof including, in general, providing a self-registering network switch with built-in proprietary operating system installed on a CPU and computer memory, plugging the network switch into a network of server(s) and/or other network switch(es), powering the network switch, communicating registration ID to network engine (type of network switch) and location of the network switch in the network to the network engine, registering with the network engine, executing a network switch deployment plan or a set of network switch rules based on predefined distributed network policy, and, thus, functions as a network of self-registering network switches without IT personnel, such as wired network equipment and wireless network equipment, as access points.
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21 Claims
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1. A distributed network system, said network system comprising:
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a server; network communications; a core switch, wherein said server and said core switch communicates via network communications; and a network switch, wherein said network switch, said core switch, and said server communicates via network communications, and wherein said network switch comprises a custom operating system, and wherein said server comprises a network policy provided by a network engine, and wherein said network switch self-registers by communicating a registration ID and a location information to said network engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for adding access points to a network system, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
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plugging a new network switch into a communication cable in communication with a core networking switch in network communications with a server, wherein said new network switch is configured with a proprietary operating system; transmitting a registration identification from said new network switch to a network engine via said server; and registering said new network switch with said network engine, wherein said network engine communicates a network policy to said network switch, and wherein said network policy governs an operation of said network switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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