Extending a template of a network management system

• US 20040049568A1
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Nguyen, Trang, Sarraf, Alain, Hipp, Christoph
• Application Number:
  US10/445,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20040049568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates

Abstract

A method of extending a template of a network management system for operating a communication network is describe. Data is received by the network management system from the communication network relating to a network object or a network device or the like of a specific type. The network management system adapts a pre-configured information of a template corresponding to this type of network object or network device or the like depending on the received data.

Claims

1. A method of extending a template of a network management system for operating a communication network, wherein data is received by the network management system from the communication network relating to a network object or a network device or the like of a specific type, and wherein the network management system adapts a pre-configured information of a template corresponding to this type of network object or network device or the like depending on the received data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the template is adapted such that its pre-configured information comprises the received data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein default templates are provided for network objects or network devices or the like of an unknown type.

4. A computer program or a computer program product preferably stored on a data carrier, for executing the method of claim 1 when run on a data processing system such as a computer.

5. A network management system for extending a template for operating a communication network, wherein data is received by the network management system from the communication network relating to a network object or a network device or the like of a specific type, and wherein the network management system adapts a pre-configured information of a template corresponding to this type of network object or network device or the like depending on the received data.

6. An interface to a network management for extending a template for operating a communication network, wherein data is received by the network management system from the communication network relating to a network object or a network device or the like of a specific type, and wherein the network management system adapts a pre-configured information of a template corresponding to this type of network object or network device or the like depending on the received data.

7. A communication network comprising a network management system for operating the communication network and for extending a template, wherein data is received by the network management system from the communication network relating to a network object or a network device or the like of a specific type, and wherein the network management system adapts a pre-configured information of a template corresponding to this type of network object or network device or the like depending on the received data.