Patent ID: 7143151
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network management system comprising a plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner and a management server managing said plurality of network devices, said management server comprising: means for generating a plurality of pieces of setup information based on predefined meta-level information to be used for said plurality of network devices on which settings are to be made, said plurality of pieces of setup information being generated to maintain consistency in operation of said plurality of network devices, and means for confirming consistency of said setup information set up in said plurality of network devices based on said meta-level information, wherein said meta-level information is information to be used as a source for generating setup information for each of said plurality of network devices in a method according to a predefined policy for operating said network in a coordinated manner, and wherein said management server further comprises: means for collecting setup information for each of said network devices, means for generating meta-level information to be checked based on the collected setup information, and means for checking said meta-level information to be checked with said predefined meta-level information.