Method for network management using a virtual machine in a network device

A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for improving a network management system by performing network management operations using a virtual machine that executes a high-level programming language and is hosted by a network routing device, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

• receiving one or more applets expressed in the high-level programming language at the network routing device;
• loading the one or more applets for execution;
• converting the one or more applets into one or more sets of machine code;
• executing the sets of machine code in the network device, wherein executing the sets of machine code provides immediate access to real-time data of the device, performs dynamic management of network protocols, and displays the real-time data synchronized to a system clock of the network routing device;
• consolidating event logs, user specific control tasks, and user specific monitoring tasks at the network routing device, and providing periodic updates from the network routing device;
• and
• providing the virtual machine in the network routing device by executing a build process of an operating system, wherein the build process performs a build of the virtual machine.

A network routing device for performing network management operations using a virtual machine that executes a high-level programming language, the network routing device comprising:

• means for receiving one or more applets expressed in the high-level programming language at the network routing device;
• means for loading the one or more applets for execution;
• means for converting the one or more applets into one or more sets of machine code;
• means for executing the sets of machine code in the network device, wherein the means for executing the sets of machine code provides immediate access to real-time data of the device, performs dynamic management of network protocols, and displays the real-time data synchronized to a system clock of the network routing device;
• means for consolidating event logs, user specific control tasks, and user specific monitoring tasks at the network routing device, and for providing periodic updates from the network routing device;
• and
• means for providing the virtual machine in the network routing device by
• executing a build process of an operating system, wherein the build process performs a build of the virtual machine.

A network routing device for performing network management operations using a virtual machine that executes a high-level programming language, the network routing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory comprising one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
• receiving one or more applets expressed in the high-level programming language at the network routing device;
• loading the one or more applets for execution;
• converting the one or more applets into one or more sets of machine code;
• executing the sets of machine code in the network device, wherein executing the sets of machine code provides immediate access to real-time data of the device, performs dynamic management of network protocols, and displays the real-time data synchronized to a system clock of the network routing device;
• consolidating event logs, user specific control tasks, and user specific monitoring tasks at the network routing device, and providing periodic updates from the network routing device;
• and
• providing the virtual machine in the network routing device by
• executing a build process of an operating system, wherein the build process performs a build of the virtual machine.