DYNAMIC NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION

摘要

A dynamic configuration system can manage and configure switches or other network devices that come online in a network. When the dynamic configuration system determines that a network device has come online, the dynamic configuration system can identify the network device (e.g., based on its network location, neighbors, fingerprint, identifier, address or the like), select the appropriate configuration data for the network based on the desired network topology, and transmit the configuration data to the network device. The network device can then load the configuration data and function as a component of the desired network topology.

主权项

1. A system for dynamically configuring network devices on a communication network, the system comprising:
a plurality of network devices, wherein at least one network device in the plurality of network devices is missing at least some configuration data for operating on the communication network; and a network configuration manager comprising non-transitory computer storage having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the network configuration manager, cause the network configuration manager to:
receive a request for configuration data from a first network device in the plurality of network devices and from a second network device in the plurality of network devices;obtain identification data for a third network device in the plurality of network devices coupled to the first network device and the second network device;determine a first network device identity and a second network device identity in network topology data of the plurality of network devices that are associated with a network device in the plurality of network devices with identification data that matches the identification data for the third network device;select first network configuration data for the first network device based at least partly on the first network device identity and second network configuration data for the second network device based at least partly on the second network device identity; andtransmit the first network configuration data to the first network device and the second network configuration data to the second network device.