Updateable event forwarding discriminator incorporating a runtime modifiable filter
First Claim
1. A method for updating an event forwarding discriminator, comprising:
- creating a filter object; and
, instantiating said filter object within the event forwarding discriminator during continued operation of the event forwarding discriminator.
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Abstract
A method for updating an updateable event forwarding discriminator (UEFD) with a filter object. The filter object can be created and instantiated within the UEFD during continued operation of the UEFD. The method can further include the steps of defining a filter algorithm text string, incorporating the filter algorithm text string into a filter class template, and compiling the filter class template to create the filter object. The filter algorithm can be simple or complex. A preexisting filter object can be de-referenced immediately prior to instantiating the filter object. Provisions can be incorporated for automatically checking type and syntax of the filter algorithm text string to identify one or more errors and providing an output error signal in the case that the one or more errors are identified. The UEFD can incorporate multiple filter parameters. A method for managing at least one event forwarding discriminator is provided. A filter algorithm can be received via SNMP or other management protocols from a subscriber and used to create a filter object, an event forwarding discriminator shell can be created, and the filter object can be instantiated within the event forwarding shell to create a UEFD. The UEFD can have an identification relating the UEFD to the subscriber. The subscriber can then update the UEFD when desired.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for updating an event forwarding discriminator, comprising:
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creating a filter object; and
,instantiating said filter object within the event forwarding discriminator during continued operation of the event forwarding discriminator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for creating an event forwarding discriminator, comprising:
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creating an event forwarding discriminator shell;
creating a filter object; and
,instantiating said filter object within said event forwarding discriminator shell. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing at least one event forwarding discriminator, comprising:
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receiving a filter algorithm from a subscriber;
creating an event forwarding discriminator shell;
creating a filter object from said filter algorithm; and
,instantiating said filter object within said event forwarding discriminator shell to create an event forwarding discriminator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. An event forwarding discriminator comprising at least one modifiable filter parameter, wherein said at least one modifiable filter parameter comprises at least one individually compiled filter object.
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26. In a network management system, a method for dynamically updating a filter in an event forwarding discriminator during runtime of said network management system, comprising:
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defining an updated filter algorithm;
inserting said updated filter algorithm in a filter class computer code template (FCT) to produce an updated filter class computer code;
compiling during runtime said updated filter class computer code to produce an updated filter class object;
communicating during runtime at least one of said updated filter class computer code and said updated filter class object from a network manager application to an agent application for a managed network element;
responsive to a control notification from said network manager application, dynamically instantiating said updated filter class object in an updateable event forwarding discriminator (UEFD) of said agent application during runtime of said UEFD. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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