Method and apparatus for controlling flow of management tasks to management system databases
US8706858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A management task data storage capability is provided for facilitating storage of management task data within a database of a management system, such as a network management system that is managing network elements of a telecommunication network. In one embodiment, the management task data storage capability controls storage of management tasks within a database of a management system based on respective priority levels associated with groups of network devices from which the management tasks are received. In this manner, the management task data storage capability ensures that higher priority network devices are provided an appropriately larger amount of management system resources than lower priority network devices, thereby enabling an appropriately larger amount of management task data storage operations to be performed for higher priority network devices than for lower priority network devices and enabling the use of database resources, for handling management tasks of network devices, to be as effective as possible in view of the priorities of the network.
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