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US 8,078,576 B2Granted
Network management information (NMI) distribution
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohn Power, Edwin Tse
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Abstract
A device associated with a network provides a query for specific network management information (NMI) to a registry, and receives, based on the query, metadata associated with the specific network management information (NMI). The device also provides a request for the specific network management information (NMI) to a plurality of producer devices identified from the metadata associated with the specific network management information (NMI), and receives one or more portions of the specific network management information (NMI) from each of the plurality of producer devices. The device further combines the one or more portions of the specific network management information (NMI) to create the specific network management information (NMI).
Claims21
A network method comprising:
- receiving, at a registrar host, a query for particular network management information (NMI) from a consumer device;
- determining, at the registrar host, if first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) is included in a first registry record in registry memory;
- providing, when included in the registry memory, the first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) and including a particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with a producer device from the registrar host to the consumer device, wherein the first metadata identifies the producer device as a source of the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier;
- receiving second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) from the consumer device wherein the second metadata includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with the consumer device, wherein the second metadata identifies the consumer device as a source that duplicates the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier;
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- storing the second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) and including the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associated with the consumer device in a second registry record in the registry memory,
- wherein after storing the second metadata, the registry memory includes the first and second registry records, wherein the first registry record includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associated with the producer device, and wherein the second registry record includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associated with the consumer device, so that the first and second registry records in the registry memory at the registry host identify the producer device and the consumer device as different sources duplicating the same particular network management information identified by the NMI identifier.
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A network method comprising:
- providing a query for particular network management information (NMI) from a consumer device to a registrar host;
- receiving at the consumer device from the registry host, based on the query, first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) wherein the first metadata includes a particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information and one or more addresses associated with one or more producer devices wherein each of the one or more producer devices is a source of the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier;
- providing a request for the particular network management information (NMI) from the consumer device to the one or more producer devices identified from the one or more addresses included in the first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) wherein the request includes the particular NMI identifier received in the first metadata;
- receiving one or more portions of the particular network management information (NMI) at the consumer device from the one or more producer devices identified from the one or more addresses included in the first metadata;
- duplicating the particular network management information (NMI) at the consumer device using the one or more portions of the particular network management information (NMI) received from the one or more producer devices, so that the consumer device and each of the one or more producer devices duplicate the same particular network management information;
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- providing second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) from the consumer device to the registry host, wherein the second metadata includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with the consumer device, so that the first and second metadata identify the consumer device and each of the one or more producer devices as different sources duplicating the same particular network management information identified by the NMI identifier.
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A registrar host associated with a network, the registrar host comprising:
- processing logic;
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- registry memory coupled to the processing logic;
- wherein the processing logic is configured,
- to receive a query for particular network management information (NMI) from a consumer device,
- to determine if first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) is included in a first registry record of the registry memory,
- when included in the registry memory, to provide the first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) and including a particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with a producer device to the consumer device, wherein the first metadata identifies the producer device as a source of the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier,
- to receive second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) from the consumer device wherein the second metadata includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with the consumer device, wherein the second metadata identifies the consumer device as a source that duplicates the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier, and
- to store the second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) and including the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associated with the consumer device in a second registry record in the registry memory,
- wherein after storing the second metadata, the registry memory includes the first and second registry records, wherein the first registry record includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associated with the producer device, and wherein the second registry record includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and the address associates with the consumer device, so that the first and second registry records in the registry memory at the registry host identify the producer device and the consumer device as different sources duplicating the same particular network management information identified by the NMI identifier.
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A consumer device associated with a network, the consumer device comprising:
- processing logic;
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- memory coupled to the processing logic;
- wherein the processing logic is configured,
- to provide a query for particular network management information (NMI) to a registrar host,
- to receive, based on the query, first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) wherein the first metadata includes a particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information and one or more addresses associated with one or more respective producer devices, wherein each of the one or more producer devices is a source of the particular network management information (NMI) that is identified by the NMI identifier
- to provide one or more requests for the particular network management information (NMI) to the one or more respective producer devices identified from the one or more addresses included in the first metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) wherein the one or more requests includes the particular NMI identifier received in the first metadata,
- to receive one or more portions of the particular network management information (NMI) from each of the one or more producer devices identified from the one or more addresses included in the first metadata,
- duplicate the particular network management information (NMI) using the one or more portions of the particular network management information (NMI) received from the one or more producer devices, so that the consumer device and each of the one or more producer devices duplicate the same particular network management information;
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- to provide second metadata associated with the particular network management information (NMI) from the consumer device to the registry host, wherein the second metadata includes the particular NMI identifier for the particular network management information (NMI) and an address associated with the consumer device, so that the first and second metadata identify the consumer device and each of the one or more producer devices as different sources duplicating the same particular network management information identified by the NMI identifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.