Patent ID: 9647891
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for managing network configurations of a data processing system, comprising: obtaining, by the data processing system, first configuration information for a set of network devices operatively coupled to a network; storing, by the data processing system, the first configuration information for the set of network devices in a configuration database; determining, by the data processing system, one or more required configuration changes to one or more devices in the set of network devices to provide a configured set of network devices that enable a service provided at an end user device; enabling the service by configuring the one or more devices according to the one or more required configuration changes; determining, by the data processing system responsive to configuring the one or more devices, updated configuration information for the set of network devices; comparing the first configuration information for the set of network devices with the updated configuration information for the set of network devices; generating, by the data processing system, at least one service policy representing a set of network configuration information elements for the configured set of network devices that enable the service, wherein the at least one service policy is based at least in part on the comparing step, and saving, by the data processing system, the at least one service policy in association with the service; determining, by the data processing system, whether a proposed configuration change to the set of network devices complies with the at least one service policy; and generating, by the data processing system, a notification if the proposed configuration change does not comply with the at least one service policy.