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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Michael Yip, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yeeping Chen Zhong, Milpitas, CA (US);
Qi Cao, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Anna Berenberg, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael Yip, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yeeping Chen Zhong, Milpitas, CA (US);
Qi Cao, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Anna Berenberg, Los Altos, CA (US);
Extreme Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided to dynamically manage the configuration of a network device. An application supporting a protocol, network interface or other component of the configuration operates in conjunction with a master agent and subagent to send and receive configuration management information. The application further operates in conjunction with a configuration manager interface and configuration manager to access and update the configuration in accordance with a priority of the application, and without taking the network device out of service.