System for updating selected part of configuration information stored in a memory of a network element depending on status of received state variable
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1. A system for updating a memory storing configuration information of a network element, comprising:
- a network element operable to store configuration information; and
a network manager coupled to the network element using a communication network, the network manager operable to store a portion of the configuration information in memory, the network manager further operable to receive a state variable from the network element and to compare the received state variable to a stored state variable, the network manager further operable to receive selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the memory if the received state variable does not match the stored state variable.
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Abstract
A system for updating a memory storing configuration information of a network element includes a network element and a network manager coupled to the network element using a communication network. The network manager receives selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the memory if a received state variable does not match a stored state variable.
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1. A system for updating a memory storing configuration information of a network element, comprising:
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a network element operable to store configuration information; and a network manager coupled to the network element using a communication network, the network manager operable to store a portion of the configuration information in memory, the network manager further operable to receive a state variable from the network element and to compare the received state variable to a stored state variable, the network manager further operable to receive selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the memory if the received state variable does not match the stored state variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network manager, comprising:
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a network interface operable to receive configuration information from a network element, the configuration information comprising at least one state variable; a cache operable to store a subset of the configuration information; and a processor coupled to the network interface and the cache, the processor operable to compare the received state variable to a stored state variable, wherein the network manager receives selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the cache if the received state variable does not match the stored state variable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for updating a memory storing configuration information of a network element, comprising:
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storing, in a memory located remotely from the network element, a portion of configuration information maintained by a network element; receiving a first state variable from the network element; receiving a second state variable from the memory; and receiving selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the memory if the first state variable does not match the second state variable. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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