Communication of configuration management notifications in a packet-switched network
AssigneeElektrobit Wireless Communications Oy
InventorMikael JAATINEN
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Abstract
A method and devices are provided for communicating configuration management notifications from a network element to a network manager in a packet-switched network. The configuration information of the network element is stored at different time instants having a time interval therebetween. Two sets of configuration information are compared in order to determine changes between the two time instants. The changes are then transmitted to the network manager through a communication connection by using a file-based configuration protocol.
Claims17
A method for communicating configuration management notifications from a network element to a network manager in a packet-switched network, comprising:
- storing in the network element a first set of configuration information of said network element at a first time instant,
- waiting for a time interval,
- storing in the network element a second set of configuration information of said network element at a second time instant,
- comparing the first and the second set of configuration information in order to determine changes in the configuration information between the first and the second time instant, and
- transmitting said changes to the network manager through a communication connection by using a file-based configuration protocol.
A network element for communicating configuration management notifications to a network manager in a packet-switched network, comprising:
- a timer for scheduling operations, the timer having a time interval,
- means for storing configuration information of the network element at time instants scheduled by the timer,
- means for comparing the stored configuration information in order to determine changes in the configuration information between the time instants, and
- means for transmitting the changes to the network manager through a communication connection by using a file-based configuration protocol.
A system for communicating configuration management notifications from a network element to a network manager in a packet-switched network, comprising:
- at the network element
- a timer for scheduling operations, the timer having a time interval,
- means for storing configuration information of the network element at time instants scheduled by the timer,
- means for comparing the stored configuration information in order to determine changes in the configuration information between the time instants, and
- means for transmitting the changes to the network manager through a communication connection by using a file-based configuration protocol;
- at the network manager
- means for receiving the changes in configuration information by using a file-based configuration protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.