Method and apparatus for policy-based alarm notification in a distributed network management environment
AssigneeCabletron Systems, Inc.
InventorsRussell Arrowsmith, William Tracy
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for receiving alarms from multiple network management servers and applying a plurality of policy-based filters to the alarms. The filters may be named and stored in a database, and application of the policy-based filters may be scheduled for different times. The same policy-based filters may be applied to one or more multiple network management applications. The invention allows greater control over which alarms get reported to network management applications and provides a means to ensure consistency of reported alarms across multiple network management applications.
Claims49
A method of alarm notification comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers;
- (b) assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications;
- and
- (c) applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and for the alarms which pass the filters, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to the associated network management applications;
- wherein each filter comprises at least one filter parameter, and the applying step comprises performing a logical AND of all parameters within one filter and performing a logical OR between all filters within one policy.
Apparatus for alarm notification comprising:
- a database of policy-based filters;
- a user interface for assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications;
- a processor and a memory device containing a program of instructions for the processor which instructions include:
- means for receiving alarms from a plurality of network management servers;
- means for applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and generating an alarm notification for those alarms which pass the filters;
- and
- means for forwarding the alarm notification to the associated network management applications;
- wherein each filter comprises at least one filter parameter, and the applying step comprises performing a logical AND of all parameters within one filter and performing a logical OR between all filters within one policy.
A method of alarm notification comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers;
- (b) assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications;
- and
- (c) applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and for the alarms which pass the filters, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to the associated network management applications;
- wherein the assigning step includes scheduling the applying of the assigned policy-based filters to occur at a specified time.
Apparatus for alarm notification comprising:
- a database of policy-based filters;
- a user interface for assigning policy-based filters to at least one associated network management applications;
- a processor and a memory device containing a program of instructions for the processor which instructions include:
- means for receiving alarms from a plurality of network management servers;
- means for applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and generating an alarm notification for those alarms which pass the filters;
- and
- means for forwarding the alarm notification to the at least one associated network management applications;
- means for scheduling the means for applying to occur at a specified time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.