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AssigneeExtreme Networks, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Edward Lundgren, Alan Cuellar Amrod, Narayanan Krishnamoorthy, Richard Stephen Hector
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Techniques for synchronizing a network device to selectively operate according to a selectable operation policy. A system utilizing such techniques can a self-configuring network device operation coordination system and a self-configuring network device operation management system. A method utilizing such techniques can include synchronizing a network device to selectively operate according to a first operation policy and a second operation policy in providing network service access.
A method, comprising:
A system, comprising:
A network device, comprising:
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Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications: involving the movement of software or configuration parameters
Configuration setting: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
Configuration management of networks or network elements: assignment of logical groups to network elements
Configuration management of networks or network elements: policy-based network configuration management
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FIG. 1 depicts a diagram of an example of a system for providing access to network services using network devices capable of operating according to different operation policies.
FIG. 2 depicts a diagram of an example density-based network device operation coordination system.
FIG. 3 depicts a diagram of an example density-based network device operation management system.
FIG. 1 depicts a diagram 100 of an example of a system for providing access to network services using network devices capable of operating according to different operation policies. The diagram 100 includes a computer-readable medium 102, a self-configuring network device operation coordination system 104, and network device 106-1 . . . network device 106-n (hereinafter referred to as “network devices 106”). In the example system shown in FIG. 1, the self-configuring network device operation coordination system 104 and the network devices 106 are coupled to each other through the computer-readable medium 102. Additionally, in the example system shown in FIG. 1, the network devices include a self-configuring network device operation management system 108.
A computer-readable medium, as discussed in this paper, is intended to represent a variety of potentially applicable technologies. For example, a computer-readable medium can be used to form a network or part of a network. Where two components are co-located on a device, a computer-readable medium can include a bus or other data conduit or plane. Where a first component is co-located on one device and a second component is located on a different device, a computer-readable medium can include a wireless or wired back-end network, LAN, or WLAN. A computer-readable medium can also encompass a relevant portion of a WAN or other network, if applicable.
Assuming a computer-readable medium includes a network, the network can be an applicable communications network, such as the Internet or an infrastructure network. The term “Internet” as used in this paper refers to a network of networks that use certain protocols, such as the TCP/IP protocol, and possibly other protocols, such as the hypertext transfer protocol (hereinafter referred to as “HTTP”) for hypertext markup language (hereinafter referred to as “HTML”) documents that make up the World Wide Web (hereinafter referred to as “the web”). Networks can include enterprise private networks and virtual private networks (collectively, private networks). As the name suggests, private networks are under the control of a single entity. Private networks can include a head office and optional regional offices (collectively, offices). Many offices enable remote users to connect to the private network offices via some other network, such as the Internet.