Patent ID: 7581207
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring a communications network managed entity comprising: selecting at least one parameterized command script template from a plurality of parameterized command script templates based on a configuration task to be performed on the managed entity; selecting a user parameter set from a plurality of user parameter sets, each of said user parameter sets having a version identifier, whereby multiple versions of said user parameter sets correspond to each of said parameterized command script templates; populating the selected parameterized command script template with appropriate user parameter set versions to derive a command script in respect of the configuration task; submitting the command script to the managed entity for execution; ignoring extra user parameters in the user parameter set when an old version of the user parameter set is used with a modified parameterized command script template; and requesting additional user parameter values to be entered when discrepancies arise between a command script template version identifier and the user parameter set version identifier.