Method and apparatus for monitoring of a network device
OwnerChin-Wang Chao, Wenwen Ji +5inventors
InventorsCHIN-WANG CHAO, Wenwen Ji, Byron D. Johnson, Herman Lee, John Lee, Ker-Ren Tu, Chris Vestal
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring of a network device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a monitoring record from a network device, and determines whether the network device is listed in an active pool of monitored network devices. The method then automatically enables the monitoring of the network device if the network device is not listed in the active pool of monitored network devices.
Claims20
A method for monitoring a device in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving a monitoring record from a network device;
- determining whether said network device is listed in an active pool of monitored network devices;
- and
- enabling monitoring of said network device if said network device is not listed in said active pool of monitored network devices.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method for monitoring a device in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving a monitoring record from a network device;
- determining whether said network device is listed in an active pool of monitored network devices;
- and
- enabling monitoring of said network device if said network device is not listed in said active pool of monitored network devices.
An apparatus for monitoring a device in a communication network, comprising:
- means for receiving a monitoring record from a network device;
- means for determining whether said network device is listed in an active pool of monitored network devices;
- and
- means for enabling monitoring of said network device if said network device is not listed in said active pool of monitored network devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.