PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15959869
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["370", "509000"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods of managing a modular network element as a single entity and the modular network element includes a plurality of line modules and zero or more switch modules in a chassis. The plurality of line modules are located separate from the chassis and connected to the chassis and/or to one another via cabling. The method includes operating a management plane between the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules via one or more dedicated links in the cabling; managing the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules as a single network element utilizing a chassis management protocol over the management plane; and designating one of a controller in the chassis and a processor in one of the plurality of line modules operating as a virtual controller as primary for the chassis management protocol.

Claim (Index 20):
An apparatus configured to manage a modular network element, the apparatus comprising:\n a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to\n operate a management plane between the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules via one or more dedicated links in cabling between the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules; and \n manage the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules as a single network element utilizing a chassis management protocol over the management plane, \n wherein the apparatus is designated as a primary in the chassis management protocol, and the apparatus is physically separate from at least one of the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switches.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 45.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.79245
- Patent Class: 370.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15959820', '15926677', '13473316', '09595925', '15246198']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5310874440413903
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5464214942499201
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5326208490622433
- Mean Citation Score: 231.925708
- Max Citation Score: 425.63092
- Similarity Product: 299.9548926696396

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test