Policy Distribution Using Scripts
Most routers provide a way for a human administrator to configure them over a console. The configuration process usually consists of invoking the right set of commands that will set the appropriate parameters and knobs at the device. The commands that are issued by a human operator can also be generated by a programmed script invoked by a computer. A policy management tool could generate such scripts to configure the various devices within a network.
In order to generate the right set of scripts, the policy management tool needs to know the different types of devices that are present within the network. From the description of the type of device and the abstract configuration, the management tool can determine ...
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