Updateable event forwarding discriminator incorporating a runtime modifiable filter

A method for creating an event forwarding discriminator, comprising:

• creating an event forwarding discriminator shell;
• creating a filter object;
• and,
• instantiating said filter object within said event forwarding discriminator shell.

A method for managing at least one event forwarding discriminator, comprising:

• receiving a filter algorithm from a subscriber;
• creating an event forwarding discriminator shell;
• creating a filter object from said filter algorithm;
• and,
• instantiating said filter object within said event forwarding discriminator shell to create an event forwarding discriminator.

In a network management system, a method for dynamically updating a filter in an event forwarding discriminator during runtime of said network management system, comprising:

• defining an updated filter algorithm;
• inserting said updated filter algorithm in a filter class computer code template (FCT) to produce an updated filter class computer code;
• compiling during runtime said updated filter class computer code to produce an updated filter class object;
• communicating during runtime at least one of said updated filter class computer code and said updated filter class object from a network manager application to an agent application for a managed network element;
• responsive to a control notification from said network manager application, dynamically instantiating said updated filter class object in an updateable event forwarding discriminator (UEFD) of said agent application during runtime of said UEFD.