Network management protocol for efficient retrieval operations
US6446079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network management protocol for the efficient retrieval of items of information or objects from managed elements or other network management systems in a digital communications network is described. The new protocol introduces one or more qualifier bits appended to an information retrieval command wherein the qualifier bit specifies the subclasses of the objects requested.
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