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Applying configuration group information to target configuration information

  • US 7,096,256 B1
  • Filed: 02/26/2001
  • Issued: 08/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for generating configuration information for use by a data forwarding device, the method comprising:

  • a) defining a configuration group, the configuration group includingi) a configuration group name, andii) configuration information;

    b) defining a target configuration; and

    c) specifying a point in the target configuration to inherit the configuration information of the configuration group,wherein the act of specifying a point in the target configuration to inherit the configuration information of the configuration group includes entering an apply-group instruction, which identifies the configuration group name at the point in the target configuration.

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