METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DHCP POLICY MANAGEMENT

摘要

Methods and systems are disclosed for configuring a network consisting of an IP Policy Management (IPPM) service and a plurality of distributed network devices supporting DHCP and other service roles wherein network devices are discovered by the IPPM service and the configuration for each of the network devices is determined by the selection of a policy, wherein the policy is made up of a plurality of rules specific to the service roles and capabilities of the network devices, and the configuration of each of the network devices is deployed via the network to the network devices.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a network with an IP policy management service and a plurality of distributed managed network devices supporting one or more service roles, wherein the IP policy management service performs steps comprising:
discovering the at least one managed network devices; determining the configuration of each managed network device based on selection of a policy for the discovered managed network device, wherein the policy includes at least one rule specific to each of the service roles and one or more capabilities of the discovered managed network device; and configuring each of the discovered managed network devices by deploying one or more configuration updates via the network to the discovered managed network devices.