A device with multiple interfaces and a method for managing the device

Abstract

The invention discloses an appliance provided with multiple interfaces and a method for managing the appliance. The appliance provided with multiple interfaces comprises a first interface management unit, a second interface managing unit and a switcher management unit. The first interface management unit is used for building a first conversation through a first management agreement and a first management server, and the first conversation is used for managing the first interface management unit. The second interface management unit is used for building a second conversation through a second management agreement and a second management server, and the second conversation is used for managing the second interface management unit. The switcher management unit is used for transponding information among the first interface management unit, the second interface management unit and local area network side equipment. Meanwhile, a third conversation can be built through a third management agreement and a switcher management server. The third conversation is used for managing the switcher management unit. The appliance provided with multiple interfaces and the method for managing the appliance can be used for supporting multi servers and using multiple management agreements to manage the appliance which is provided with multiple interfaces.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of network communication, in particular to a device with multiple interfaces and a method for managing the device. Background technique [0002] With the continuous development of Internet technology, various Internet-dependent businesses are emerging, such as e-commerce, e-government, online video, online voice, online games, etc. These services put forward higher and higher requirements for the bandwidth and network stability of the Internet network. Therefore, devices with multiple interfaces emerge as the times require, such as gateways with multiple WAN (Wide Area Network) side interfaces. Functions such as balance and redundant backup provide users with a high-speed and stable network environment, and are widely used in home and enterprise networks. [0003] As the number and types of multi-interface devices increase, how to automatically configure and manage the multi-interface devices becomes a problem that n...

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Compared with single-interface devices, the management of multi-interface devices has the following characteristics: multiple interfaces can be connected to different operators, such as multi-interface devices connected to passive optical network (Passive Optical Network, PON) operators and third-generation mobile communication technology ( 3rd-generation, 3G) operators, when different operators set a certain parameter of a multi-interface device at the same time, it will cause problems such as parameter modification conflicts; different management servers may use different management protocols, for example, PON operators use broadband forums (BoardBand Forum, BBF) TR-069 agreement, and 3G operators use Open Mobile Alliance (Open Mobile Alliance, OMA) equipment management (Device Management, DM) agreement, but, the multi-interface equipment in the prior art cannot be conflict-free Support the management of multiple operators and multiple management protocols

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