Alarm server systems, apparatus, and processes
First Claim
1. A system used to manage a network by monitoring at least one interface of said network, comprising:
- (a) a poller in communication with said at least one interface of said network, said poller continuously checks said at least one interface of said network by continuously sending out a poller query message to said at least one interface of said network, said poller suspects a first interface of said at least one interface of failing when said poller does not receive a poller reply message in response to said query messages from said first interface within a first time period;
(b) a server in communication with said poller, said poller sends an alert signal to said server notifying said server that said first interface of said at least one interface may be failing when said poller suspects said first interface of said at least one interface is failing, after receiving said alert signal said server sends out at least one server query signal to said first interface, which said server monitors to determine whether said first interface replies to said at least one server query signal by sending at least one server replay message, said server evaluates said at least one server replay message to determine whether said first interface is failing; and
(c) a database, said server in communication with said database, said database containing information concerning said at least one interface of said network, when said server determines said first interface is failing, said server pulls first information concerning said first interface and sends an alarm signal with said first information to client applications modules.
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Abstract
A system used to manage a network by monitoring at least one interface of the network comprises a poller, a server, and a database, all in communication with one another. The poller continuously checks the at least one interface of the network by continuously sending out a poller query message to at least one interface of the network. The poller suspects a first interface of at least one interface of failing when the poller does not receive a poller reply message in response to the query messages from the first interface within a first time period. The poller sends an alert signal to the server notifying the server that the first interface of the at least one interface may be failing when the poller suspects the first interface of the at least one interface is failing. After receiving the alert signal the server sends out at least one server query signal to the first interface, the server monitors the response to determine whether the first interface replies to at least one server query signal by sending at least one server replay message. The server evaluates at least one server replay message to determine whether the first interface is failing. The database contains information concerning at least one interface of the network. When the server determines the first interface is failing, the server pulls first information concerning the first interface and sends an alarm signal with the first information to client applications modules. A process to monitor at least one interface on a network comprises the following steps: (a) continuously sending Get Requests to at least one interface; (b) monitoring any first replies received from at least one interface to the Get Requests to determine whether a reply is received at a first time from each interface of at least one interface; (c) sending an alert message to a server, if a reply is not received from a first interface of at least one interface;(d) sending at least one server query to the first interface by the server; and (e) monitoring any second replies received from the first interface in response to at least one server query by the server to determine whether the first interface has failed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system used to manage a network by monitoring at least one interface of said network, comprising:
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(a) a poller in communication with said at least one interface of said network, said poller continuously checks said at least one interface of said network by continuously sending out a poller query message to said at least one interface of said network, said poller suspects a first interface of said at least one interface of failing when said poller does not receive a poller reply message in response to said query messages from said first interface within a first time period;
(b) a server in communication with said poller, said poller sends an alert signal to said server notifying said server that said first interface of said at least one interface may be failing when said poller suspects said first interface of said at least one interface is failing, after receiving said alert signal said server sends out at least one server query signal to said first interface, which said server monitors to determine whether said first interface replies to said at least one server query signal by sending at least one server replay message, said server evaluates said at least one server replay message to determine whether said first interface is failing; and
(c) a database, said server in communication with said database, said database containing information concerning said at least one interface of said network, when said server determines said first interface is failing, said server pulls first information concerning said first interface and sends an alarm signal with said first information to client applications modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A process to monitor at least one interface on a network, comprising:
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(a) continuously sending Get Requests to said at least one interface on said network by a poller;
(b) monitoring any first replies received from said at least one interface to said Get Requests to determine whether a reply is received at a first time from each interface of said at least one interface by said poller;
(c) sending an alert message to a server, if a reply is not received from a first interface of said at least one interface;
(d) sending at least one server query to said first interface by said server; and
(e) monitoring any second replies received from said first interface in response to said at least one server query by said server to determine whether said first interface has failed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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17. The process of claim, further comprising after step (b) the following substeps:
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(b1) sending out a first query to a first interface of said at least one interface and simultaneously storing information pertaining to said first query and to said first interface in a first register;
(b2) waiting for a first time period until a response to said first query is received and, if a response to said first query is received, then storing said information pertaining to said response in a second register; and
(b3) comparing information pertaining to said first query and to said first interface stored in said first register with information pertaining to said response in said second register after said first time period has elapsed to determine whether said interface is failing.
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18. A process to monitor at least one interface of a network, comprising:
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(a) sending out a first query to a first interface of said at least one interface and simultaneously storing information pertaining to said first query and to said first interface in a first register;
(b) waiting for a first time period until a response to said first query is received and, if a response to said first query is received, then storing said information pertaining to said response in a second register; and
(c) comparing information pertaining to said first query and to said first interface stored in said first register with information pertaining to said response in said second register after said first time period has elapsed to determine whether said interface is failing.
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