Switch name, IP address, and hardware serial number as part of the topology database

Abstract

A switch of a network. The switch includes a topology database having configuration information. The switch includes a mechanism for sending the configuration information from the topology database to the network and for receiving configuration information from the network and storing it in the topology database. A telecommunications system. A method for operating a telecommunications network.

1 . A switch of a network comprising: 
 a topology database having configuration information, the configuration information includes a name of the switch, an IP address of the switch, a software version of the switch, and hardware type of the switch; and    a mechanism for sending the configuration information from the topology database to the network and for receiving configuration information from the network and storing it in the topology database, the sending and receiving mechanism include a switch agent for receiving configuration information from the network, the switch agent looks up in the topology database and returns requested information of an SNMP query from the network.    
   
   
       2 . A switch as described in  claim 1  wherein the switch agent forms an SNMP query to the network.  
   
   
       3 . A switch as described in  claim 2  wherein the topology database has all configuration information of the network.  
   
   
       4 . A switch as described in  claim 3  wherein the configuration information includes a unique ID of the switch.  
   
   
       5 . A switch as described in  claim 4  wherein the configuration information includes a remote node index of the switch.  
   
   
       6 . A switch as described in  claim 5  wherein the configuration information includes nodal flags of the switch.  
   
   
       7 . A switch as described in  claim 6  wherein the configuration information includes an interface name for the address of the switch.