Network element address obtaining method

Abstract

The present invention discloses an acquisition method of a network element address, which comprises the following procedures: at least one server network element is set up in the network, a user sends the network topology structure information for at least one server; a client side network element sends the address request information for all adjacent network elements; and if the adjacent networkelement is a server network element, a client side network element address is gained from the network topology structure information according to the received address request information and the location information, and the address distribution information containing the client side network element address is provided for the client side network, otherwise, the received address request information is dropped. The function of the network element address automatically got by the transmission network element is realized, the hardware cost of the equipment is saved, the technical requirement to a maintenance staff is lowered, and the configuration and maintenance workload to the transmission equipment network is reduced to a great extent.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for automatically obtaining the network element address of a transmission equipment network element, in particular to a mechanism for the transmission equipment network element to obtain the network element address without manual configuration by a user. Background technique [0002] In the network management of transmission equipment network elements, each network element needs to have a unique network element address for identification by the network management or other network elements in the network, so as to facilitate the management of the network management and the mutual communication between network elements. [0003] At present, there are usually two methods for setting the network element address. (1) The user manually configures the network element address through software; (2) The transmission device provides a device for configuring the network element address, such as a touch screen or a dial switch. The...

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[0004] A technology is provided in the prior art to obtain the network element address of the host through a method similar to the DHCP protocol or the BOOTP protocol. The characteristic of this technology is that the network element sends a request message to the server, and the request message includes the physical hardware of the network element address, and then the server assigns the address of the network element according to the physical address of the network element, but this technology requires the user to configure the physical hardware address of the network element, which obviously cannot achieve the goal of complete automation.

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