SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING JAVA-BASED SOFTWARE NETWORK MANAGEMENT OBJECTS

• US 20010049686A1
• Filed: 12/04/1998
• Published: 12/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: SPENCER, DAVID, ANGAL, RAJEEV, NELSON, JONATHAN, NELSON, JAMIE
• Granted Patent: US 6,427,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/103X
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure

Abstract

Software, systems, and methods for facilitating the development and implementation of computer network management software containing Java-based instructions is provided. In one aspect, the invention includes a system for implementing Java-based software network management objects configured to implement computer network management functions on a computer network. In one embodiment, the system of the invention includes a computer network management information server. The network management server performs communications using a first computer network management communications protocol. The system further includes a Java development management kit (“JDMK”) methods protocol adapter (“MPA”) that is configured to translate the first computer network management communications protocol into a JDMK communications protocol. A JDMK agent that is configured to communicate with the JDMK MPA using the JDMK communications protocol also is included.

Claims

1. A system for implementing Java-based software network management objects configured to implement computer network management functions on a computer network, comprising:

a. a computer network management information server configured to send and receive computer network management communications using a first computer network management communications protocol, said management information server being coupled with

b. a Java development management kit methods protocol adapter configured to translate said first computer network management communications protocol into a Java development management kit communications protocol, said Java development management kit methods protocol adapter being coupled with

c. a Java development management kit (“

JDMK”

) agent configured to communicate with said Java development management kit methods protocol adapter using said Java development management kit communications protocol.

2. The system of

claim 1

, wherein said Java development management kit methods protocol adapter comprises:

a. an object hierarchy traversal mechanism, said management information tree traversal mechanism being configured to traverse hierarchical JDMK agent and object data structures;

said object hierarchy traversal mechanism being coupled with

b. a first translation mechanism configured to translate computer instructions encoded in a first computer instruction language into a Java native interface computer instruction language;

said first translation mechanism being coupled with

c. a second translation mechanism configured to translate computer instructions encoded in a Java native interface computer instruction language into a Java development management kit computer instruction language.

3. The system of

claim 2

, wherein said object hierarchy traversal mechanism is coupled with, and configured to communicate with, said management information server, and said second translation mechanism is coupled with, and configured to communicate with, said Java development management kit agent.

4. The system of

claim 2

, wherein said first computer instruction language is C++.

5. The system of

claim 4

, wherein said first computer instruction language is Java.

6. The system of

claim 2

, wherein said first translation mechanism is configured to process Java-encoded computer instructions directly.

7. The system of

claim 6

, wherein said second translation mechanism is configured to process JDMK-encoded computer instructions directly.

8. The system of

claim 2

, wherein said second translation mechanism is configured to process JDMK-encoded computer instructions directly.

9. A method for controlling computer network management software including Java-defined objects and methods installed on a computer network, comprising the steps of:

a. translating said Java-defined objects and methods into a computer network communications protocol or language;

b. creating a document including said translated Java-defined objects and methods;

c. installing said document in a management information server;

d. configuring an object in said management information server representing said computer network management software; and

e. communicating with said computer network management software using said management information server via said object.

10. The method of

claim 9

, wherein said computer network communications protocol is GDMO.

11. The method of

claim 10

, wherein said step of creating said document includes sub-steps of:

a. determining whether said Java-defined objects and methods are included in a package having a package name;

b. naming said document using said package name if it is determined that said package has a package name; and

c. naming said document using a default package name if it is determined that said package does not have a package name.

12. The method of

claim 10

, wherein said step of translating includes the sub-steps of:

a. mapping each Java-defined object class of said computer network management software onto a corresponding GDMO class;

b. mapping each getter, setter, and isxxx statements of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement;

c. mapping each event-specific class of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement; and

d. mapping each perform method of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement.

17. A computer data signal on a carrier wave containing instructions configured to cause a computer to perform the steps of

claim 9

.

18. A computer data signal on a carrier wave as recited in

claim 17

, wherein said computer network communications protocol is GDMO.

13. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code devices, said computer-readable program code devices being configured to cause a computer to implement the computer-controlled steps of:

a. translating Java-defined objects and methods contained in a computer network management software device into a computer network communications protocol and language;

b. creating a document including said translated Java-defined objects and methods;

c. installing said document in a management information server;

d. configuring an object in said management information server representing said computer network management software; and

e. communicating with said computer network management software using said management information server via said object.

14. The method of

claim 13

, wherein said computer network communications protocol is GDMO.

15. The computer-readable medium of

claim 14

, wherein said program code devices are further configured to cause a computer to perform the computer-implemented steps of:

a. determining whether said Java-defined objects and methods are included in a package having a package name;

b. naming said document using said package name if it is determined that said package has a package name; and

c. naming said document using a default package name if it is determined that said package does not have a package name.

16. The computer-readable medium of

claim 15

, wherein said program code devices are further configured to cause a computer to perform the computer-implemented steps of:

a. mapping each Java-defined object class of said computer network management software onto a corresponding GDMO class;

b. mapping each getter, setter, and isxxx statements of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement;

c. mapping each event-specific class of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement; and

d. mapping each perform method of said computer network management software into a corresponding GDMO statement.

19. A computer data signal on a carrier wave as recited in

claim 18

, wherein said computer data signal is further configured to cause a computer to perform the computer-implemented steps of

claim 15

.

20. A computer data signal on a carrier wave as recited in

claim 19

, wherein said computer data signal is further configured to cause a computer to perform the computer-implemented steps of

claim 16

.