Method and system for uniform remote management of network devices
First Claim
1. A method of remote management in a network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes to be managed by a remote controller, the nodes being identified each by at least one characterizing parameter corresponding to any of predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter, said at least one characterizing parameter being selected from at least one of:
- vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein;
the remote controller identifies the nodes, by identifying said at least one characterizing parameter of each node;
the remote controller accesses a database comprising said predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter associated with respective upgrade procedures and controller firmwares, said upgrade procedures and controller firmwares being specifically configured for each instance of said at least one characterizing parameters, the controller firmwares implementing a uniform set of features among the nodes and enabling the nodes to be managed by the remote controller by means of a uniform set of managing procedures;
for each identified node, the remote controller retrieves from said database the specific upgrade procedure and the specific controller firmware, which are associated in said database with the instance corresponding to said at least one characterizing parameter identified for the node;
the remote controller executes, for each identified node, the retrieved specific upgrade procedure for loading the retrieved specific controller firmware onto the node; and
after loading the specific controller firmware, the remote controller manages the nodes according to said uniform set of features and by using said uniform set of managing procedures, wherein said uniform set of features and said uniform set of managing procedures are the same for all the nodes and each node has a specific stock firmware, implementing a specific stock set of features and requiring the use by the remote controller of specific managing procedures, including said specific upgrade procedure, and wherein the loading of the retrieved specific controller firmware onto each identified node is executed so as to replace the specific stock firmware with the specific controller firmware, whereby the node is enabled to implement said uniform set of features, instead of said specific stock set of features, and the remote controller is enabled to manage the node by using said uniform set of managing procedures, instead of using said specific managing procedures.
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Abstract
Method and system (10) of remote management in a network (2, 100), the network (2, 100) comprising a plurality of nodes (110) to be managed by a remote controller (1), the nodes (110) having each at least one characterizing parameter corresponding to any of predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter, said at least one characterizing parameter being selected from the group consisting of: vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein: the remote controller (1) identify the nodes (110), including identification of said at least one characterizing parameter; the remote controller (1) accesses a database (14) comprising said predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter associated with respective upgrade procedures and controller firmwares, specific for each instance of said at least one characterizing parameters, the controller firmwares implementing a uniform set of features among the nodes (110) and enabling the nodes (110) to be managed by the remote controller (1) by means of a uniform set of managing procedures; for each identified node (110), the remote controller (1) retrieves from said database (14) the specific upgrade procedure and the specific controller firmware, which are associated in said database (14) with the instance corresponding to said at least one characterizing parameter identified for the node (110); the remote controller (1) executes, for each identified node (110), the retrieved specific upgrade procedure for loading the retrieved specific controller firmware onto the node (110). After the specific controller firmwares are loaded onto the respective nodes (110), the remote controller (1) manages the nodes (110), according to the uniform set of features and by using the uniform set of managing procedures.
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1. A method of remote management in a network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes to be managed by a remote controller, the nodes being identified each by at least one characterizing parameter corresponding to any of predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter, said at least one characterizing parameter being selected from at least one of:
- vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein;
the remote controller identifies the nodes, by identifying said at least one characterizing parameter of each node; the remote controller accesses a database comprising said predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter associated with respective upgrade procedures and controller firmwares, said upgrade procedures and controller firmwares being specifically configured for each instance of said at least one characterizing parameters, the controller firmwares implementing a uniform set of features among the nodes and enabling the nodes to be managed by the remote controller by means of a uniform set of managing procedures; for each identified node, the remote controller retrieves from said database the specific upgrade procedure and the specific controller firmware, which are associated in said database with the instance corresponding to said at least one characterizing parameter identified for the node; the remote controller executes, for each identified node, the retrieved specific upgrade procedure for loading the retrieved specific controller firmware onto the node; and after loading the specific controller firmware, the remote controller manages the nodes according to said uniform set of features and by using said uniform set of managing procedures, wherein said uniform set of features and said uniform set of managing procedures are the same for all the nodes and each node has a specific stock firmware, implementing a specific stock set of features and requiring the use by the remote controller of specific managing procedures, including said specific upgrade procedure, and wherein the loading of the retrieved specific controller firmware onto each identified node is executed so as to replace the specific stock firmware with the specific controller firmware, whereby the node is enabled to implement said uniform set of features, instead of said specific stock set of features, and the remote controller is enabled to manage the node by using said uniform set of managing procedures, instead of using said specific managing procedures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein;
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11. A system comprising a remote controller, a database and a wide or local area telecommunication network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes to be managed by the remote controller, the nodes being network devices managed by the remote controller, having a hardware-based processor, and being identified each by at least one characterizing parameter corresponding to any of predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter, said at least one characterizing parameter being at least one of a:
- vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein;
the database is configured to stores a uniform set of managing procedures, which are uniform among the nodes; the database is configured to store said predetermined instances of said at least one characterizing parameter in association with respective upgrade procedures and controller firmwares, said upgrade procedures and controller firmwares being specifically configured for each instance of said at least one characterizing parameters, the controller firmwares implementing a uniform set of features among the nodes and enabling the nodes to be managed by the remote controller by means of said uniform set of managing procedures; the remote controller is configured to; identify the nodes, by identifying said at least one characterizing parameter of each node; retrieve from said database, for each identified node, the specific upgrade procedure and the specific controller firmware, which are associated in said database with the instance corresponding to said at least one characterizing parameter identified for the node; execute, for each identified node, the retrieved specific upgrade procedure for loading the retrieved specific controller firmware onto the node; after the specific controller firmware is loaded onto each node, manage the nodes, according to said uniform set of features and by using said uniform set of managing procedures; wherein said uniform set of features and said uniform set of managing procedures are the same for all the nodes and each node has a specific stock firmware, implementing a specific stock set of features and requiring the use by the remote controller of specific managing procedures, including said specific upgrade procedure, and wherein the loading of the retrieved specific controller firmware onto each identified node is executed so as to replace the specific stock firmware with the specific controller firmware, whereby the node is enabled to implement said uniform set of features, instead of said specific stock set of features, and the remote controller is enabled to manage the node by using said uniform set of managing procedures, instead of using said specific managing procedures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
- vendor, model, hardware version, firmware version, chipset type, wherein;
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