New communication techniques for simple network management protocol
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1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, at a first node, information indicative of a network condition;
encapsulating said information into an HTTP protocol; and
sending said HTTP protocol to a network managing node.
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Abstract
Simple network management protocol or SNMP is encapsulated into HTTP traffic. The HTTP traffic is in a form that allows said to pass through a firewall. At one end, and SNMP request is encapsulated and sent to a remote computer. The remote computer de-encapsulates the request and response to the SNMP request. The SNMP response is encapsulated as an HTTP response, and sent to the management station which interprets the results.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, at a first node, information indicative of a network condition;
encapsulating said information into an HTTP protocol; and
sending said HTTP protocol to a network managing node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a first, monitoring computer, running a first program that monitors a network connection;
a second, monitored computer, running a second program which allows said first program to monitor some aspect of the network connection;
a connection between said first and second monitored computers, said connection including a firewall which blocks at least some kinds of communications but does not block HTTP communications; and
at least one of said first and second computers running a third program that encapsulates said network information into HTTP protocol. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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12. A method, comprising:
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forming an SNMP request for information from a remote computer, in a management station computer;
changing said SNMP request to a form which will be passed by a firewall as a changed SNMP request; and
sending said changed SNMP request to said remote computer through said firewall.
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19. A computer program, embodied on tangible program media, containing instructions causing a computer to:
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detect SNMP format network information;
encapsulate said SNMP format network information into an HTTP format as encapsulated SNMP information; and
send said SNMP information to a remote location.
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