Patent ID: 6286038
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of remotely configuring a network device, the method including:discovering identification information indicating a location of configuration information by utilizing a neighbor discovery process executed by the network device;in response to receipt of the identification information from the network device at a location remote from the network device, propagating the configuration information to the network device;automatically determining the location of the configuration information;the network device initiating a file transfer procedure via a host configuration protocol to transfer the configuration information to the network device;the network device utilizing the configuration information to generate a configuration file, wherein the configuration information for the network device is generated at the remote location using a topology database, and identifying a configuration domain to which the network device is assigned, the configuration information including a device configuration parameter, in accordance with the configuration domain, and a subnet identifier for each interface of the network device.