Patent
System and method for packet network configuration debugging and database
Anja Feldmann
- 18 Jul 2001
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method and system of extracting relevant information from a collection of router configuration files and using the information to populate a data model, which provides a network-wide view of the topology and configuration.
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Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system of extracting relevant information from a collection of router configuration files and using the information to populate a data model. Each section of the router configuration files is read and parsed in a pre-specified order reflecting the dependencies within a single configuration file. Customized information about the network nodes, not reflected in the router configuration files, can be input as well into the data model. Consistency checks and policy checks can then be performed against the data. The data model provides a network-wide view of the topology and configuration, which is crucial for a variety of network engineering tasks.
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