Method and network management system for reconfiguring a data network node
AssigneeTail-f Systems AB
InventorJohan Bevemyr
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for reconfiguring data network nodes (3, 5, 7) in a data network (1), the method comprising the steps of: storing information comprising: a first set of data (25I-25V) representing a current configuration of the data network nodes (3, 5, 7), and a second set of data (27I-27V) representing a desired configuration of the data network nodes (3, 5, 7); generating, from said first set of data (25I-25V) and said second set of data (27I-27V), an information entity (33, 33I-33V) representing a difference between said current configuration and said desired configuration, and reconfiguring at least one of said data network nodes (3, 5, 7) using said information entity (33, 33I-33V).
Claims13
A method for reconfiguring data network nodes in a data network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing information comprising:
- a first set of data representing a current configuration of the data network nodes, and
- a second set of data representing a desired configuration of the data network nodes;
- storing a data model which together with said first and second sets of data provides data structure representations of said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes;
- generating, from said first and second sets of data and said data model:
- text entities describing said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes in plain text, and
- metadata entities associated with said text entities and relating the text of the text entities to said data model;
- generating, from said first set of data and said second set of data, an information entity representing a difference between said current configuration and said desired configuration, wherein said data model, said text entities, and said metadata entities are used in the generation of said information entity;
- and
- reconfiguring at least one of said data network nodes using said information entity.
A network management system for reconfiguring data network nodes in a data network, the network management system comprising:
- storage medium for storing information comprising:
- a first set of data representing a current configuration of the data network nodes, and
- a second set of data representing a desired configuration of the data network nodes;
- storage medium for storing a data model which together with said first and second sets of data provides data structure representations of said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes;
- a controller configured to:
- generate, from said first and second sets of data and said data model:
- text entities describing said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes in plain text, and
- metadata entities associated with said text entities and relating the text of the text entities to said data model;
- generate, from said first set of data and said second set of data, an information entity representing a difference between said current configuration and said desired configuration;
- use said data model, said text entities, and said metadata entities in the generation of said information entity;
- and
- reconfigure at least one of said data network nodes using said information entity.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for reconfiguring data network nodes in a data network, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
- storing information comprising:
- a first set of data representing a current configuration of the data network nodes, and
- a second set of data representing a desired configuration of the data network nodes;
- storing a data model which together with said first and second sets of data provides data structure representations of said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes,
- generating, from said first and second sets of data and said data model:
- text entities describing said current and desired configurations of the data network nodes in plain text, and
- metadata entities associated with said text entities and relating the text of the text entities to said data model;
- generating, from said first set of data and said second set of data, an information entity representing a difference between said current configuration and said desired configuration, wherein said data model, said text entities, and said metadata entities are used in the generation of said information entity;
- and
- reconfiguring at least one of said data network nodes using said information entity.
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