A method is disclosed for carrying out network device provisioning and configuration, and communication of other information to a network device, automatically and in an assured manner. A configuration service receives a request from a network device to provide configuration information. The configuration...http://www.google.com/patents/US7054924?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7054924 - Method and apparatus for provisioning network devices using instructions in extensible markup language
Method and apparatus for provisioning network devices using instructions in ...