System and method for mapping between and controlling different device abstractions
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJohn Strassner
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Abstract
Illustrative embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for managing a computer network. One illustrative embodiment forms a first representation of a network element as a physical entity in an information model, the first representation having a form independent of an implementation defined by a vendor; and maps a portion of the first representation from the information model to a second representation in a vendor-independent data model residing in a first repository, the second representation having a form suitable for use with the first repository.
Claims15
A computerized method for managing a computer network, the method comprising:
- forming a first representation of a network element as a physical entity in an information model, the first representation having a form independent of an implementation defined by a vendor;
- and
- mapping a portion of the first representation from the information model to a second representation in a vendor-independent data model residing in a first repository, the second representation having a form suitable for use with the first repository.
A computerized method for obtaining information from different devices in a computer network, the method comprising:
- receiving data representing the information from each of the different devices, wherein the data is in a specific form relating to each of the different devices;
- assigning the data from each of the different devices to one or more entities as defined by an information model;
- and
- grouping the data from each of the different devices using an adaptation layer before assigning the data from that device to one or more entities.
A system for managing a computer network, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory containing a plurality of program instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- form a first representation of a network element as a physical entity in an information model, the first representation having a form independent of an implementation defined by a vendor;
- and
- map a portion of the first representation from the information model to a second representation in a vendor-independent data model residing in a first repository, the second representation having a form suitable for use with the first repository.
A system for obtaining information from different devices in a computer network, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory containing a plurality of program instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- receive data representing the information from each of the different devices, wherein the data is in a specific form relating to each of the different devices;
- assign the data from each of the different devices to one or more entities as defined by an information model;
- and
- group the data from each of the different devices using an adaptation layer before assigning the data from that device to one or more entities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.