Management of communications networks
OwnerMark J. Uniackeinventor
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Abstract
A communications network comprises a plurality of ports modelled according to a layer protocol, and a network management system adapted to store information describing the physical and logical resources within the network, wherein the network management system is responsive to information describing connectivity in a first one of the layers to derive further information concerning connectivity in another of the layers. The first layer is preferably the closest known layer connectivity to the physical layer and the derived connectivity information applies to successive ones of the upper layers.
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A communications network comprising a plurality of ports modelled according to a layer protocol, and a network management system adapted to store information describing the physical and logical resources within the network, wherein the network management system comprises means responsive to information describing connectivity in a first one of the layers to derive further information concerning connectivity in another of the layers.
A method of managing a communications network, the network comprising a plurality of ports modelled according to a layer protocol and a network management system adapted to store information describing the physical and logical resources within the network, the method comprising the steps of obtaining information describing connectivity in a first one of the layers and deriving further information concerning connectivity in another of the layers.
A communications network management system adapted to store information describing the physical and logical resources within a communications network, the network comprising a plurality of ports modelled according to a layer protocol, wherein the network management system comprises means responsive to information describing connectivity in a first one of the layers to derive further information concerning connectivity in another of the layers.
A method of operating a communications network management system adapted to store information describing the physical and logical resources within a communications network, the network comprising a plurality of ports modelled according to a layer protocol, the method comprising the steps of obtaining information describing connectivity in a first one of the layers and deriving further information concerning connectivity in another of the layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.