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Providing information corresponding to a data group identifier for a network interconnect device

  • US 8,291,060 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2011
  • Issued: 10/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network interconnect device (NID) comprising:

  • an interface to receive a configuration data request for the NID, wherein the configuration data request includes data identifiers determined from a data identifier group for the NID, the data identifier group comprising a reference to a parent data identifier group from which the data identifier group inherits data type information, and a data specification which overrides a corresponding data specification in the parent data identifier group;

    a data storage to store information for the NID; and

    a logic device to retrieve information from the data storage corresponding to the data identifiers determined from the data identifier group for the NID and to transmit a message, via the interface, including the retrieved information corresponding to the data identifiers determined from the data identifier group for the NID.

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