System and method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function
Assignee3Com Corporation
InventorsYung-Fu Chang, Trey Wafer
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function. In one embodiment, a discovery protocol is provided for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network. Furthermore, a management protocol is provided. The management protocol is configured to automatically manage the at least one port of the at least one switch in the network based on a programmable calendar function. In addition, a reconfiguration protocol is also provided. The reconfiguration protocol is configured to reconfigure the calendar function of the automatic management of the at least one port of the at least one switch in the network.
Claims24
A method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function comprising:
- providing a discovery protocol for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network;
- providing a management protocol configured to automatically manage said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network based on a programmable calendar function;
- and
- providing a reconfiguration protocol configured to reconfigure said calendar function of said automatic management of said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network.
A computer system comprising:
- a bus;
- a memory unit coupled to said bus;
- and
- a processor coupled to said bus, said processor for executing a method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function comprising:
- providing a discovery protocol for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network;
- providing a management protocol configured to automatically manage said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network based on a programmable calendar function;
- and
- providing a reconfiguration protocol configured to reconfigure said calendar function of said automatic management of said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network.
A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for automatically managing a network port based on a calendar function comprising:
- providing a discovery protocol for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network;
- providing a management protocol configured to automatically manage said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network based on a programmable calendar function;
- and
- providing a reconfiguration protocol configured to reconfigure said calendar function of said automatic management of said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network.
An automatic network port manager utilizing a calendar function, said automatic network port manager comprising:
- a discovery protocol provider for automatically discovering at least one port of at least one switch in a network;
- a management protocol provider configured to automatically manage said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network based on a programmable calendar function;
- and
- a reconfiguration protocol provider configured to reconfigure said calendar function of said automatic management of said at least one port of said at least one switch in the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.