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Synchronized relay messaging and coordinated network processing using SNMP

US8332498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2009
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/0213
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems are provided for utilizing asynchronous messaging protocols, such as the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), to implement relay messaging through a network, gather data from and/or set parameters on a plurality of managed devices in a network through the issuance and transmission of a single SNMP message, and/or cause multiple managed devices to perform cooperative and coordinated computations through the issuance of a single SNMP message.

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