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Thomas R. Perry
Researcher at Ciena
Publications - 6
Citations - 697
Thomas R. Perry is an academic researcher from Ciena. The author has contributed to research in topics: Network management station & Networking hardware. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 697 citations.
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Granular management of network resources
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a method and apparatus for granular management of network resources by accessing network device resources through associated references, where the references are group names, and one or more resources within each network device in a telecommunications network may be linked with one of the group names.
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Accessing network device data through user profiles
Darryl Black,Thomas R. Perry +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a method and apparatus for accessing network device data through user profiles is presented, where user profiles may be created by network administrators, and corresponding user profile data may be stored in a central network management system database.
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Shared database usage in network devices
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present methods for operating a computer system that call for executing a plurality of modular processes, providing a data file for use by the plurality of the processes, and incorporating a view identification within each of the plurality processes to define data accessible by each process within the data file.
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Providing network management access through user profiles
TL;DR: In this article, a method for managing telecommunications networks through user profiles that establish management capabilities and lists of network devices capable of being managed through each user profile is presented, where users may be given controlled access to configure network devices, provision services or simply view the network devices or portions thereof.
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Method for upgrading embedded configuration databases
TL;DR: In this article, a method for upgrading embedded configuration databases while a network device is operating and with minimal disruption to network device operation is presented, where the original primary configuration database may immediately become the backup configuration database, or it may remain unchanged until the upgrade is committed.