Configuration preprocessor language
First Claim
1. A method of configuring network elements in a system comprising network elements and a network provisioning and control system by which connection of network elements to a broadband network is controlled, the network provisioning and control system including a configuration rendering engine that operates to configure the network elements connected to the network, the method comprising:
- storing network element configuration templates in the network provisioning and control system, each template comprising predetermined configuration data and conditional configuration data;
detecting a network element connected to the network and requiring configuration;
determining the template relating to the specific network element to be configured;
interrogating the system to determine discrete values for the conditional configuration data;
preparing a configuration statement for the network element based on the selected template using the predetermined configuration data and the determined, discrete values of the conditional configuration data; and
configuring the network element using the configuration statement.
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Abstract
A system includes network elements and a network provisioning and control system by which connection of network elements to a broadband network is controlled. The network provisioning and control system includes a configuration rendering engine that operates to configure the network elements connected to the network. Network element configuration templates are stored in the network provisioning and control system, each template including predetermined configuration data and conditional configuration data. A network element connected to the network and requiring configuration is detected and a template relating to the specific network element to be configured is determined. The system is interrogated. A configuration statement for the network element based on the selected template is determined using the predetermined configuration data and the determined, discrete values of the conditional configuration data. The network element is configured using the configuration statement.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of configuring network elements in a system comprising network elements and a network provisioning and control system by which connection of network elements to a broadband network is controlled, the network provisioning and control system including a configuration rendering engine that operates to configure the network elements connected to the network, the method comprising:
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storing network element configuration templates in the network provisioning and control system, each template comprising predetermined configuration data and conditional configuration data; detecting a network element connected to the network and requiring configuration; determining the template relating to the specific network element to be configured; interrogating the system to determine discrete values for the conditional configuration data; preparing a configuration statement for the network element based on the selected template using the predetermined configuration data and the determined, discrete values of the conditional configuration data; and configuring the network element using the configuration statement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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