HTML NETWORK SERVICE TAGS USED WITH WEB BROWSERS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK ELEMENTS

摘要

A web browser (252) configured to execute on a network element (130(1)) receives a Hypertext Markup Language, HTML, document including HTML network service tags. The network service tags include commands to cause a corresponding network action to be taken in connection with the network element, such as configuring and/or causing information to be read from the network element. The web browser determines, based on each HTML network service tag, the command to cause the network action to be taken in connection with the network element. The web browser issues the determined command for each HTML network service tag to a corresponding application program interface, API, (254), which in turn cause the network action to be taken in connection with the network element.