Method and apparatus for defining and enforcing policies for configuration management in communications networks
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for defining and enforcing policies for configuration management in communications networks 有权
    用于定义和执行通信网络中配置管理策略的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06243747B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-05

    申请号:US09249219

    申请日:1999-02-12

    IPC分类号: G06F15177

    摘要: Apparatus and method for monitoring parameters that govern the operational characteristics of a network device, including the use of templates for generating configuration records of network devices of a selected model type. A database of models is provided, each model representing an associated network device and including attribute values for the parameters of the associated network device. Templates are used to screen a model in order to retrieve values for each of the attributes and create a configuration record. The configuration records may be stored in the configuration manager or other storage device, and/or transferred to the pre-existing model database for use by a network management system in reconfiguring the associated network devices. Additionally, a method and apparatus is provided that defines network groups, defines network policies for groups, determines conflicts, and resolves conflicts among groups and devices. This system for configuration management is less time consuming, expensive, and error prone than prior systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于监视管理网络设备的操作特性的参数的装置和方法,包括使用用于生成所选模型类型的网络设备的配置记录的模板。 提供模型数据库,每个模型表示相关联的网络设备,并且包括关联的网络设备的参数的属性值。 模板用于筛选模型以检索每个属性的值并创建配置记录。 配置记录可以存储在配置管理器或其他存储设备中,和/或传送到预先存在的模型数据库,供网络管理系统重新配置相关网络设备。 此外,提供了定义网络组,定义组的网络策略,确定冲突并且解决组和设备之间的冲突的方法和装置。 用于配置管理的系统比现有系统更耗时,昂贵,容易出错。

    Method and apparatus for defining and enforcing policies for
configuration management in communications networks
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for defining and enforcing policies for configuration management in communications networks 失效
    用于定义和执行通信网络中配置管理策略的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5872928A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-16

    申请号:US450854

    申请日:1995-05-25

    IPC分类号: H04L12/24 G06F15/177

    摘要: Apparatus and method for monitoring parameters that govern the operational characteristics of a network device, including the use of templates for generating configuration records of network devices of a selected model type. A database of models is provided, each model representing an associated network device and including attribute values for the parameters of the associated network device. Templates are used to screen a model in order to retrieve values for each of the attributes and create a configuration record. The configuration records may be stored in the configuration manager or other storage device, and/or transferred to the pre-existing model database for use by a network management system in reconfiguring the associated network devices. Additionally, a method and apparatus is provided that defines network groups, defines network policies for groups, determines conflicts, and resolves conflicts among groups and devices. This system for configuration management is less time consuming, expensive, and error prone than prior systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于监视管理网络设备的操作特性的参数的装置和方法,包括使用用于生成所选模型类型的网络设备的配置记录的模板。 提供模型数据库,每个模型表示相关联的网络设备,并且包括关联的网络设备的参数的属性值。 模板用于筛选模型以检索每个属性的值并创建配置记录。 配置记录可以存储在配置管理器或其他存储设备中,和/或传送到预先存在的模型数据库,供网络管理系统重新配置相关网络设备。 此外,提供了定义网络组,定义组的网络策略,确定冲突并且解决组和设备之间的冲突的方法和装置。 用于配置管理的系统比现有系统更耗时,昂贵,容易出错。