Object oriented network event management framework

A method for managing network protocol events in a computer network comprising the steps of:

• deriving a network protocol event object from a network protocol event class object including a first set of network protocol event types which occur at multiple protocol layers and a second set of network protocol event types which occur at specific protocol layers, wherein the network protocol event class object contains methods for reporting substantially all events for a given protocol layer in a protocol stack;
• specifying network protocol event types from the first and second sets in the network protocol event object of interest to an application in the network;
• storing events of the specified network protocol event types in the network protocol event object as the events occur in the network;
• and
• sending the stored events to the application.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for managing network protocol events in a computer network comprising:

• means for causing a network system to derive a network protocol event object from a network protocol event class object including a first set of network protocol event types which occur at multiple protocol layers and a second set of network protocol event types which occur at specific protocol layers, wherein the network protocol event class object contains methods for reporting substantially all events for a given protocol layer in a protocol stack;
• means for causing the network system to specify network protocol event types from the first and second sets in the network protocol event object of interest to an application in the network;
• means for causing the network system to store events of the specified network protocol event types in the network protocol event object as the events occur in the network;
• and
• means for causing the network system to send the stored events to the application.