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Method and apparatus for network management system

  • US 7,031,263 B1
  • Filed: 02/08/2000
  • Issued: 04/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a system having a bus and a system controller connected to the bus, said bus having a plurality of fixed ports, each of said ports capable of connecting a router card to the system controller, a method of sending a file from the system controller to a router card connected at a fixed port, said fixed port having a port address, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request packet at the system controller from the router card, said request packet including a file type and the port address;

    examining the file type and port address from said request packet to determine the file at the system controller to retrieve, said request packet not containing a media access control (MAC) address for the router card and not including information regarding a file name for the file;

    retrieving the file;

    transmitting a size and name of the file from the system controller to the router card; and

    sending one or more data packets comprising the file from the system controller to the router card.

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