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The ActionSet contains the implementation of the operations, called Actions, that can be send sent to a device. For this reason, the ActionSet implementation will depend on the model and type of the resource and on the protocol to access to the resource. The Actions belonging to the same ActionSet are implemented for a specific device following this criteria (model, type and protocol). Each Action can be broken in different atomic operations, called Commands, which perform the action once run on the device.
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- HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - http://www.w3.org/Protocols/
- WS (Web Service) - http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/ws_intro.asp
- NETCONF - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF http://www.ops.ietf.org/netconf/
- WSMA (Web Services Management Agent) - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netmgmt/configuration/guide/nm_cfg_wsma_ps6441_TSD_Products_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html
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This image presents a possible infrastructure configured using OpenNaaS. It shows where OpenNaaS works (brown lines) to connect two public entities. In this case, OpenNaaS does not have complete control and it works above an external infrastructure.
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