INTEROPERABILITY OF NETWORK COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERENT IDENTIFICATION SCHEMES

摘要

An apparatus and method for configuring an identifier in accordance with a predetermined identification scheme for a particular component within a network, the particular component being incapable of .providing one or more value (s) for parameters of the predetermined identification scheme is provided. The apparatus comprises a module for determining that the particular component requires the identifier in accordance with the predetermined identification scheme and a processor for configuring the identifier in accordance with the predetermined identification scheme using one or more parameter value (s) available for components incapable of providing the parameter value (s) in accordance with the predetermined identification scheme. In some embodiments the identifier is assigned to the component.