US 7,379,970 B1 · Method and system for reduced distributed event handling in a network environment

Abstract

The present disclosure details a system, apparatus and method for reducing the redundant handling of distributed network events. In one aspect, a proxy node is selected from a plurality of network nodes and an associated network management station (“NMS”) preferably addresses only the distributed events received from the proxy node. In an alternate embodiment, non-proxy nodes may be limited to reporting node-specific events to the NMS, resulting in a reduction of the number of distributed events received and processed by the NMS to those sent by the proxy node. The proxy node may be selected by the NMS or by the network nodes, in alternate implementations. Availability of the proxy node may be monitored and ensured by the network nodes or by the NMS. The selection of a proxy node is generally repeated upon the addition of nodes to the network or a lapse in proxy node availability.

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Dependent claims

A method for processing event messages comprising:

receiving distributed events and node-specific events from a computer network by a network management station, each of said events having an event message;
determining, at the network management station, if the distributed events include a first distributed event message originated by an existing proxy node or a second distributed event message originated by a non-proxy node when the second distributed event message indicates a problem concerning the existing proxy node;
processing the event message at the network management station according to at least one network management setting when the event message is selected from the group consisting of:
a node-specific event message,
the first distributed event message originated by the existing proxy node, and
the second distributed event message originated by a non-proxy node when the second distributed event message indicates a problem concerning the existing proxy node;
discarding all other distributed event messages originated by the non-proxy node.

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Method and system for reduced distributed event handling in a network environment

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