System for monitoring and managing devices on a network from a management station via a proxy server that provides protocol converter

A system for monitoring and managing devices on a network, comprising:

• a proxy server connected to said network;
• a managed device connected to said proxy server via a communication connection;
• storage means for storing a device management application program associated with said managed device;
• and
• a management station in communication with said managed device via said proxy server and in communication with said storage means, said management station configured to retrieve said device management application program from said storage means and process said device management application program;
• wherein the processing of said device management application program by said management station allows said management station to monitor and manage said managed device;
• wherein said managed device includes a controller for controlling said managed device, and wherein the processing of said device management application program by said management station allows said management station to send management commands to said controller via said proxy server;
• wherein said proxy server comprises routing means for receiving commands from said management station and routing said commands to said controller of said managed device;
• wherein said device management application program communicates with said proxy server using a first communication protocol, and said proxy server communicates with said managed device using a second communication protocol, and wherein said proxy server comprises a protocol converter for converting communication messages directed from said device management application program to said managed device from said first communication protocol to said second communication protocol, and for converting communication messages directed from said managed device to said device management application program from said second communication protocol to said first communication protocol;
• and
• wherein said first communication protocol is remote procedure call (R-PQ and said second communication protocol is universal transport mechanism (UTM), and wherein said protocol converter comprises an RPC-to-UTM conversion application.