Method and system for platform level data model for indications based event control and data transfer

A network device, comprising:

• a management controller that is operable to perform an indication-based management service in said network device;
• a network controller that is operable to communicate data external to said network device;
• and
• a plurality of components in said network device that are managed via said management controller during said indication-based management service;
• wherein said indication-based management service comprises:
• generating in said plurality of managed components, event data based on events in said plurality of managed components;
• receiving by said management controller, said event data;
• generating by said management controller based on said received event data, one or more Indication messages that are formatted based on Common Information Model (CIM) data models, wherein said generation comprises mapping at least a portion of said received event data to one or more fields in at least one of said one or more CIM based Indication messages;
• receiving by said management controller, partially generated Indication messages transmitted by one or more of said managed components;
• completing by said management controller, the partially generated indication messages;
• and
• communicating via said network controller said one or more generated Indication messages and said completed partially generated indication messages to a management device communicatively coupled to said network device via said network controller.

A system comprising:

• one or more circuits in a device, said one or more circuits comprising a management controller that is operable to perform an indication-based management service in said device, wherein said performing comprises:
• generating in said plurality of managed components, event data based on events in one or more managed entities within said device;
• receiving by said management controller, said event data;
• generating by said management controller based on said received event data, one or more Indication messages that are formatted based on Common Information Model (CIM) data models, wherein said generation comprises mapping at least a portion of said received event data to one or more fields in at least one of said one or more CIM based Indication messages;
• receiving by said management controller, partially generated Indication messages transmitted by said one or more managed entities;
• completing by said management controller, the partially generated indication messages;
• communicating via a network controller said one or more generated Indication messages and said completed partially generated indication messages to a management device communicatively coupled to said device via said network controller, wherein the network controller is operable lo communicate data external to said device;
• receiving by said management controller, fully generated indication messages received from one or more managed entities within said device, wherein said one or more managed entities are communicatively coupled to said management controller, and at least one of said one or more managed entities is a physical component in said device;
• and
• routing, via a network controller communicatively coupled to said management controller, said one or more fully generated indication messages external to said device,
• wherein said one or more circuits enable operating said management controller as a pass-through router.