Method and apparatus for fetching sparsely indexed MIB tables in managed network systems
US6766367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for fetching sparsely indexed MIB tables for a managed network device using an approximation operation, such as a GetNext SNMP operation, comprises sending a plurality of operations in a first data packet at least one of the plurality of approximation operations specifying a speculative approximation. By using speculative approximations of index values of data to be fetched, it is possible to retrieve MIB table data more quickly and efficiently.
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