US Patent:
20120023205, Jan 26, 2012
Inventors:
Jie Hu - Santa Rosa CA, US
Darren William Oye - Greenacres WA, US
Joseph Heath - Post Falls ID, US
Qing Yang - Cupertino CA, US
Madhavi Raghavendra Joshi - San Jose CA, US
Padma Asrani - San Jose CA, US
International Classification:
G06F 15/177
G06F 15/173
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides reliable systems and methods for network notifications, i.e. Simple Network Management Protocol version 2 Protocol Data Unit (SNMPv2-Trap-PDU) messages, asynchronous notifications, InformRequest-PDU messages, and the like, between network elements, element managers, and other element managers. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes a network management system and method with a plurality of network elements operating a management agent communicatively coupled to an element manager which in turn is communicatively coupled to another element manager, a network management system (NMS), an operations support system (OSS), or the like. The present invention may utilize SNMPv2 and/or v3, and includes various techniques and processes ensuring reliable notifications between any of the network elements, element managers, or the like in the network management system.