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US 2003/0195892 A1Published application
System and method for generic representation of network elements
AssigneeSymmetricom, Inc.
InventorDilip S. Dhanda
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for interfacing between an element management system and a network management system in a network. The network management system includes a first data structure and a second data structure
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A method, comprising
- associating a plurality of physical elements of a network with at least one element management system;
- providing a network management system;
- and
- providing a generic management information base interfacing between the at least one element management system and the network management system, wherein the generic management information base includes a first data structure and a second data structure, the first data structure including at least one attribute common to each of the plurality of physical elements associated with the element management system, the second data structure including at least one value representing at least one of the plurality of physical elements.
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An apparatus, comprising
- a network including a plurality of physical elements;
- at least one element management system associated with at least one of the plurality of physical elements;
- a network management system;
- and
- at least one management information base interfacing between the at least one element management system and the network management system, the at least one management information base configured to interface between each of the at least one element management systems and the network management system, characterized in that the at least one management information base includes a generic management information base having a first data structure and a second data structure, the first data structure including at least one attribute common to each of the plurality of physical elements associated with the at least one element management system, and the second data structure including at least one value representing at least one of the plurality of physical elements.
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A method, comprising
- providing a network including a plurality of physical elements associated with at least one element management system;
- representing the network with at least one generic management information base, wherein the generic management information base includes a first data structure and a second data structure;
- the first data structure including at least one attribute common to each of the plurality of physical elements associated with the at least one element management system, the second data structure including at least one value representing at least one of the plurality of physical elements;
- and
- populating the at least one generic management information base with at least one value pertaining to each of the plurality of physical elements.
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A method, comprising
- providing a network including a plurality of physical elements associated with at least one element management system;
- providing a network management system;
- providing a generic management information base interfacing between the at least one element management system and the network management system, wherein the generic management information base includes a first data structure and a second data structure, the first data structure including at least one attribute common to each physical element associated with the element management system, the second data structure including at least one value representing at least one physical element;
- modeling at least one set of runtime data corresponding to at least one of the plurality of physical elements;
- utilizing the network management system to read the at least one set of runtime data and improve the performance of the network;
- and
- updating the at least one set of runtime data to reflect the current state of the network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.