Method for a network management system for processing event information, as well as management object, discriminator object and managed object for it
First Claim
1. Method for a network management system for processing event information the method comprising:
- at least one object managed by a management object forwards event information;
determining on the basis of filter criteria, which of the event information relates to events to be sent to the management object;
the management object or a time-controlled control program sends to a discriminator object a first request message for the purpose of querying at least one event status of the at least one managed object;
the discriminator object sends a second request message to the at least one managed object for the purpose of querying the at least one event status;
the at least one managed object provides notification of the at least one event status to the discriminator object; and
the discriminator object checks the at least one notified event status on the basis of the filter criteria and reports it to the management object if the at least one event status relates to an event which is relevant to the management object.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for a network management system for the transmission of event information, as well as a discriminator object, a management object, and a managed object for it. According to the method, the managed object sends event information to the management object which determines, on the basis of filter criteria, which of the event information relates to events to be sent to the management object. For this, it is proposed that the management object or a time-controlled control program sends to the discriminator object a first request message for the purpose of querying at least one event status of the managed object, whereupon the discriminator object sends a second request message to the managed object for the purpose of querying its event status. The managed object provides notification of its event status to the discriminator object, which checks the notified event status on the basis of filter criteria and reports it to the management object if the at least one event status relates to an event which is relevant to the management object.
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1. Method for a network management system for processing event information the method comprising:
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at least one object managed by a management object forwards event information;
determining on the basis of filter criteria, which of the event information relates to events to be sent to the management object;
the management object or a time-controlled control program sends to a discriminator object a first request message for the purpose of querying at least one event status of the at least one managed object;
the discriminator object sends a second request message to the at least one managed object for the purpose of querying the at least one event status;
the at least one managed object provides notification of the at least one event status to the discriminator object; and
the discriminator object checks the at least one notified event status on the basis of the filter criteria and reports it to the management object if the at least one event status relates to an event which is relevant to the management object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Discriminator object for a network management system for processing event information, which comprises receiving means for receiving event information which is sent by at least one object managed by a management object and assigned to the discriminator object, and which comprises filter means, functioning on the basis of filter criteria, for determining the event information which relates to events to be sent to the management object, wherein
the receiving means are designed for receiving a first request message sent by the management object or a time-controlled control program for the purpose of querying at least one event status of the at least one managed object, the discriminator object comprises sending means for sending a second request message to the at least one managed object for the purpose of querying the at least one event status, the receiving means are designed for receiving the at least one event status notified to the second request message, and the sending means and the filter means are designed so that the discriminator object can check the at least one event status on the basis of the filter criteria and report it to the management object if the at least one event status relates to an event which is relevant to the management object.
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13. Management object for a network management system for processing event information, the management object comprising receiving means for receiving event messages which relate to events of at least one object managed by the management object, wherein
the receiving means are designed for receiving a report, sent by a discriminator object, concerning at least one event status of the at least one managed object, and the comprises storage means for storing the at least one event status of the at least one managed object.
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16. Object, managed by a management object, for processing event information in a network management system, which comprises sending means for forwarding event information, characterized in that it comprises storage means for carrying at least one event status, it comprises receiving means for receiving a (second) request message, sent by a discriminator object, for the purpose of querying the at least one event status and the sending means are designed for sending the at least one event status to the discriminator object.
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