Method and apparatus for collecting and displaying network device information
First Claim
1. A network monitoring system comprising:
- at least one device definition file, the device definition file comprising query instructions associated with a network device;
a simple network management protocol enabled communications interface, the simple network management protocol enabled communications interface to access the network device using the query instructions and to receive response data from the network device; and
a data access interface configured to provide external access to the response data.
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Abstract
In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a network management system. The network monitoring system includes at least one device definition file, a simple network management protocol enabled communications interface, and a data access interface. The definition file includes query instructions associated with portions of MIBs associated with a network device. The simple network management protocol enabled communications interface may access the network device using the query instructions and may receive response data from the network device. The data access interface may be configured to provide external access to the response data and configure thresholds.
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42 Claims
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1. A network monitoring system comprising:
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at least one device definition file, the device definition file comprising query instructions associated with a network device;
a simple network management protocol enabled communications interface, the simple network management protocol enabled communications interface to access the network device using the query instructions and to receive response data from the network device; and
a data access interface configured to provide external access to the response data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network management system comprising:
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at least one definition file comprising query instructions for accessing a management information base supporting a network device;
a simple network management protocol communications interface, the simple network management protocol communications interface to access the network device using the query instructions and to receive response data from the network device; and
a data access interface configured to send a notification in response to a comparison of a threshold value and the response data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device definition file associated with a network device, the device definition file comprising:
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query instructions for accessing a management information base using a simple network management protocol interface;
supplemental data associated with the network device; and
computer-implemented instructions for unit conversion of at least one field of retrieved data associated with the query instructions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A user interface presented on a display, the user interface comprising:
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response data from a query to a network device using a simple network management protocol and a device definition file;
supplemental data associated with the network device and stored in the device definition file; and
converted data derived from the response data in accordance with the device definition file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of generating a device definition file, the method comprising:
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determining an object identification associated with a management information base of a network device;
generating query instructions associated with the object identification;
adding supplemental data to the query instructions, the supplemental data associated with the object identification; and
providing a unit conversion code to the query instructions, the unit conversion code associated with the object identification. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of producing converted data associated with a network device, the method comprising:
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accessing the network device using query instructions associated with a device definition file and an associated simple network management protocol interface;
receiving response data from the network device; and
converting the response data in accordance with the device definition file to produce converted data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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