Computer system and computer-implemented process for simultaneous configuration and monitoring of a computer network
US6041347A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A centralized computer network management system that simultaneously configures and monitors computers in a computer network. The computer network management system allows a network administrator to describe the computer network according to both its physical topology and logical groups of machines and users in the computer network. Each network device, computer, or groups of network devices and computers can be associated with one or more rules which define configuration parameters. These rules may be inherited by machines through both the physical and logical relationships of the machines in the computer network. This centralized administration of the computer network simplifies the task of configuring and monitoring the network. All machines in the computer network also can be configured or monitored simultaneously.
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