Network management system for managing states of nodes
US6324577A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/325
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network management system for managing various states of nodes to which IP addresses are dynamically assigned in an IP address assigning section incorporated in a network includes a management data base for storing at least a name, IP address and operating state of the node for each node, management information outputting means for outputting storage contents of the management data base as management information for each node, assigning information collecting means for collecting changes of assigning information in the IP address assigning section when the IP address assigning section makes a change of assigning information of the IP address for each node, and data base managing means for updating the storage contents of the management data base to newest information based on assigning information of the IP address of each node collected by the assigning information collecting means.
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