Self-configuring network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for building a self-configuring network, the method comprising:
- generating a command to provision connecting devices in a network with a network resource;
associating the command with a management event in advance of the occurrence of the management event, the management event not detected in the connecting device, the management event occurring in a network management system for managing policy for the network and indicating that a network management policy represented in the command is to be deployed from the network management system to the network;
generating a deployment target to which the command can be deployed from the network management system to the network, the deployment target comprising connecting devices in a pre-defined group based on at least one criteria, the at least one criteria including connecting devices that support Internet Protocol (IP) telephony services in the network, or connecting devices that support a Virtual Local Area Network, the connecting devices being selectable through a network management system;
deploying the command from the network management system to a selected deployment target upon the occurrence in the network management system for managing policy for the network of the management event with which the command was previously associated;
setting a network event in the selected deployment target to match the management event for which the command was deployed, and associating the deployed command with the network event, the network event being detectable in the connecting device in the selected deployment target; and
automatically provisioning the connecting device with the network resource upon the occurrence of the network event with which the command is associated, the connecting device being in the pre-defined group to which the command has been deployed.
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Abstract
A self-configuring network comprises network devices that are automatically provisioned with appropriate network resources upon the occurrence of a network event. A profile containing one or more commands to provision a network device with appropriate network resources is deployed to selected connecting devices. The selected connecting devices are targeted for deployment based on the network device and/or port groups to which they belong as determined from a network management system. The profile is bound to the selected connecting devices and affected ports as well as the network events that will trigger execution of the profile on the devices where they are deployed. A graphical user interface and profile information database may be used to facilitate managing the profiles, targeted devices/ports and associated network events.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for building a self-configuring network, the method comprising:
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generating a command to provision connecting devices in a network with a network resource; associating the command with a management event in advance of the occurrence of the management event, the management event not detected in the connecting device, the management event occurring in a network management system for managing policy for the network and indicating that a network management policy represented in the command is to be deployed from the network management system to the network; generating a deployment target to which the command can be deployed from the network management system to the network, the deployment target comprising connecting devices in a pre-defined group based on at least one criteria, the at least one criteria including connecting devices that support Internet Protocol (IP) telephony services in the network, or connecting devices that support a Virtual Local Area Network, the connecting devices being selectable through a network management system; deploying the command from the network management system to a selected deployment target upon the occurrence in the network management system for managing policy for the network of the management event with which the command was previously associated; setting a network event in the selected deployment target to match the management event for which the command was deployed, and associating the deployed command with the network event, the network event being detectable in the connecting device in the selected deployment target; and automatically provisioning the connecting device with the network resource upon the occurrence of the network event with which the command is associated, the connecting device being in the pre-defined group to which the command has been deployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including instructions that, when executed on a machine, cause the machine to; generate a command to provision connecting devices in a network with a network resource; associate the command with a management event in advance of the occurrence of the management event, the management event not detected in the connecting devices, the management event occurring in a network management system for managing policy for the network and indicating that a network management policy as represented in the command is to be deployed from the network management system to the network; generate a deployment target to which the command can be deployed from the network management system to the network, the deployment target comprising a pre-defined group of the connecting devices based on certain criteria, the pre-defined group of the connecting devices being selectable through a network management system; deploy the command from the network management system to the deployment target upon the occurrence in the network management system for managing policy for the network of the management event; set a network event on each of the connecting devices in the deployment target to match the management event for which the command was deployed, and associate the deployed command with the network event, the network event being detectable in the connecting devices in the deployment target; and automatically provision the connecting device with the network resource upon the occurrence in the connecting device of the network event with which the command is associated, the connecting device being in the pre-defined group of the connected devices in the deployment target.
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