MIB database and generic popup window architecture
US5684988A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/328
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of values from an agent on a network is provided. The apparatus may be accessed through a predefined interface by various network management station applications. Because the apparatus is independent from the network management applications, the functionality provided by the apparatus need not be duplicated in each network management station application. The apparatus generally includes an agent identification unit, a display mechanism, a database access unit, a storage device and an information retrieval unit. The storage device stores a database containing data representing agents, management information bases, objects and attribute groups. When a network management station application requires values from an agent, the network management station application sends the apparatus a signal identifying the agent and specifying an information category, such as performance, status, or diagnostic. The agent identification unit identifies the type of the agent. The database access unit accesses the database to determine a plurality of objects which correspond to the specified information category according to the type of the agent. The information r…
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