SNMP master agent that translates messages to a sub-agent proprietary format using a translation table by the sub-agent
US6519635B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A simple network management protocol (SNMP) manager communicates with an SNMP master agent using an SNMP data unit (PDU). The PDU includes identification data identifying a particular sub-agent and an SNMP command for an associated managed object. The master agent translates the PDU from the SNMP format into a proprietary database record format used by the sub-agent. The master agent translates the SNMP PDU into the proprietary database record format using a translation table provided by the sub-agent. Messages also flow from the sub-agent to the SNMP manager. The master agent translates these messages from the proprietary database record format into an SNMP PDU using the translation table.
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