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US 5,848,243 AGranted
Network topology management system through a database of managed network resources including logical topolgies
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAbhay S. Kulkarni, Willie Hsu
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Abstract
A system and method for maintaining complex relationships between computer network elements. The system provides a common database for storing node, type, and view data. The views are created and maintained by the network management system. When a new node is added or parentage of a node is changed, the views of a node are modified in a network database.
Claims19
A computer network comprising:
- a plurality of network nodes and interconnections;
- a network management system that manages physical and logical topologies of said plurality of network nodes and interconnections, said network management system comprising a user modifiable database of managed network resources, said database of managed network resources comprising data indicative of physical and logical topologies, attributes for said plurality of network nodes, associated node types, and a plurality of views associated with said nodes, said plurality of views customized by said network management system based on user input changes in said attributes of said nodes;
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- at least one network management user, said at least one network management user displaying said plurality of views of said network using said database of managed network resources.
1 more element
A method of managing a computer network comprising:
- forming an object oriented database of managed network resources, said database of managed network resources comprising data indicative of physical and logical topologies, network nodes, associated node types, and associated views of said nodes;
- managing said computer network by allowing user modifications of said database of managed network resources;
- displaying at least one view of said network using said database of managed network resources;
- and
- modifying said at least one view based on said user modifications of said nodes in said database of managed network resources.
2 more elements
Software on one or more storage media, for managing network nodes and interconnections of a computer network, said software comprising:
- a database of managed network resources, said database of managed network resources comprising data indicative of physical and logical topologies, network nodes, network node types, and views of said nodes;
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- a network administration program, said network administration program managing said network by allowing user modifications of said database of managed network resources, said network administration program modifying said views of said nodes based on user input of changes in attributes of said nodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.