Active server management
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1. A method of providing an update of a network protocol address information stored in a central database to one or more network protocol address management servers, comprising:
- periodically checking whether said network protocol address information has been updated since a previous check of said network protocol address information; and
transmitting said updates of said network protocol address information to said one or more network protocol address management servers which said update corresponds to.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP).
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1. A method of providing an update of a network protocol address information stored in a central database to one or more network protocol address management servers, comprising:
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periodically checking whether said network protocol address information has been updated since a previous check of said network protocol address information; and
transmitting said updates of said network protocol address information to said one or more network protocol address management servers which said update corresponds to. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server manager for providing an update of a network protocol address information stored in a central database to one or more network protocol address management servers, said server manager:
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periodically checks whether said network protocol address information has been updated since a previous check of said network protocol address information; and
transmits said updates of said network protocol address information to said one or more network protocol address management servers which said update corresponds to. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network, comprising:
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a central database for storing network protocol address information relating to said network;
one or more network protocol address management servers; and
a server manager for providing an update of said network protocol address information stored in said central database to said one or more network protocol address management servers, wherein said server manager;
periodically checks whether said network protocol address information has been updated since a previous check of said network protocol address information; and
transmits said updates of said network protocol address information to said one or more network protocol address management servers which said update corresponds to. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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