Distributed element network management
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1. A method for operating a networked group of elements, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one of the elements on a network with instructions that are located in the element;
a proxy interrogating an element to determine whether it has a new code, the proxy being an intermediate between the elements and the network; and
copying at least some of said instructions to the proxy upon detection of a new code in the element.
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Abstract
A network of managed elements, in which code necessary for the integration of the elements into the network is contained in the elements themselves. A network proxy polls the elements to determine the presence of a new element or a revision to the code of an existing element. When found, code is copied from the element to the proxy, which serves as an interface between the elements and a network management system.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for operating a networked group of elements, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one of the elements on a network with instructions that are located in the element;
a proxy interrogating an element to determine whether it has a new code, the proxy being an intermediate between the elements and the network; and
copying at least some of said instructions to the proxy upon detection of a new code in the element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for managing a networked group of elements, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing the elements with instructions that are located in the element;
b) providing a proxy with a proxy-element protocol for interrogating the elements, the proxy being an intermediate between the elements and the network;
c) the proxy interrogating an element to determine whether it has a new code; and
d) copying at least some of said instructions to the proxy upon detection of a new code in the element. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer network for controlling elements linked via the network, comprising:
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a network proxy;
a plurality of elements;
code located on said elements, said code enabling a network to utilize said elements and executable on the network proxy, wherein the proxy includes a proxy-element protocol for interrogating an element to determine presence of a new code in the element and the proxy is an intermediate between the proxy and the elements, and said code is copied into the proxy upon detection of the new code.
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28. A computer network for controlling elements linked via the network, comprising:
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a network proxy;
a plurality of elements;
a sub-agent provided by said plurality of elements, said subagent enabling a network to utilize said elements, wherein the proxy includes a proxy-element protocol for interrogating an element to determine presence of a new sub-agent in the element and the proxy is an intermediate between the proxy and the elements, and the new sub-agent is copied into the proxy upon detection of the new sub-agent. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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