Framework for a dynamic management system

A management system capable of learning at least one requirement of a previously unknown function of a communication device, said management system comprising:

• a management server operable to:
• store a list of communication devices and configuration information pertaining to communication devices;
• receive, from said communication device, an indication of configuration information pertaining to said previously unknown function;
• adapt to enable use of said previously unknown function in response to the received indication of said configuration information;
• and
• update said list of communication devices and configuration information to include said previously unknown function in response to the received indication of said configuration information.

A method for enabling a management system to learn at least one requirement of an unknown function, said method comprising:

• determining whether at least one of a device and a function identified in a message received by the management system is unknown;
• requesting information relating to the at least one of the device and the function, after determining that at least one of the device and the function is unknown;
• receiving said requested information from said device;
• determining a set of configuration parameters necessary to use the at least one of the unknown function and the unknown device in response to said received information;
• and
• sending the set of configuration parameters to said device.

A control unit for configuring settings related to a

• function supported by a communication device, said control unit operable to:
• control a transceiver to transmit an indication of needed configuration information to a management server;
• and
• receive via said transceiver a response from said management server, said response including the needed configuration information required to configure the communication device to allow for use of said function.