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Method and apparatus for dynamic configuration management

  • US 7,783,733 B1
  • Filed: 04/26/2002
  • Issued: 08/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing the configuration of a network device, comprising:

  • registering a device configuration application having a priority with a device configuration master agent and a device configuration manager, wherein the configuration application, the master agent, and the configuration manager operate independently of each other and wherein failure of one of the configuration application, the master agent and the configuration manager does not result in a single point of failure for the network device;

    validating received data in the master agent;

    passing the validated data to the application, the application converting the validated data to an internal data structure comprises formatting the validated data into at least one of an action and a parameter; and

    periodically requesting that a content of the internal data structure be passed to the configuration manager, the configuration manager updating a configuration in accordance with the application priority.

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