Network component management system
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1. A management system for a network of components, including:
- an interface for use in selecting at least one operation to be performed on at least one component of said network, and creating a request that said operation be executed;
an engine for processing said request and executing said at least one operation; and
a scheduler for scheduling execution of said at least one operation by said engine, based on resource constraints of said network.
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Abstract
A management system (2) for a network of components, including an interface (5) for use in selecting at least one operation to be performed on at least one component of the network (10), and creating a request that the operation be executed, an engine (4) for processing the request and executing at least one operation, and a scheduler (6) for scheduling execution of at least one operation by the engine (4), based on resource constraints of the network (10).
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56 Claims
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1. A management system for a network of components, including:
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an interface for use in selecting at least one operation to be performed on at least one component of said network, and creating a request that said operation be executed;
an engine for processing said request and executing said at least one operation; and
a scheduler for scheduling execution of said at least one operation by said engine, based on resource constraints of said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 26)
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- 14. A scheduler for scheduling execution of rule requests by a rules engine, based on resources required by each request and an estimated time that each resource is required.
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19. A rules engine for executing rules interactively to allow the input and output of variables, and allow users to select from a set of defined inputs.
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20. A management system for network components, including:
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a rules engine for executing a rule to perform an operation on at least one of said components, and adapted to save an execution state of the engine during execution of a rule and send a notification concerning resuming execution of the rule; and
a scheduler for receiving said notification and causing resumption of execution of said rule at said execution state.
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21. A management system for a network of components, including:
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a rules engine for executing a rule defining an operation to be performed on at least one of said components, said engine being adapted to detect process exceptions, and in response, save the state of execution of said rule; and
an interface for examining and adjusting said execution state and allowing continued execution of said rule. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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- 23. A programming language, stored on computer readable storage medium, for defining business rules, including commands for transmitting and receiving data from network nodes.
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29. A component management system, including:
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a rules engine for interpreting change requests and executing component change modules to submit changes to respective components; and
a scheduler for controlling the timing of execution of said component change modules. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. (Amended) A management system for a network of components, including:
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an engine for processing a request for at least one configuration change for said network; and
a scheduler for scheduling execution of said at least one configuration change by said engine, based on constraints of said network.
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32. (New) A management system for a network of components, including:
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an engine for processing a request for at least one configuration change for said network, and reconfiguring components of said network to effect said at least one configuration change; and
a scheduler for scheduling processing of said request based on constraints of said request. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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