Method, apparatus, and system for enterprise management of mobile and non-mobile terminals

• US 20040103214A1
• Filed: 11/22/2002
• Published: 05/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Adwankar, Sandeep, Narasimhan, Nitya, Vasudevan, Venugopal
• Application Number:
  US10/302,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20040103214A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/044 comprising hierarchical management structures

Abstract

To address the need for managing both mobile (109-111) and non-mobile (112-113) terminals without the need for terminals to support multiple system managing protocols, a method, apparatus, and system for enterprise management is described herein. A gateway (102) is provided that translates and schedules commands for the non-mobile network into commands for the mobile network. Such a gateway (102) allows for the system manager to utilize a single network management protocol to access both the mobile and non-mobile networks.

Claims

1. A method for enterprise management, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a first enterprise management command belonging to a first enterprise management protocol;

translating the first enterprise management command to a second enterprise management command belonging to a second enterprise management protocol; and

transmitting the second enterprise management command to a mobile-terminal management system that utilizes the second enterprise management command protocol to manage mobile terminals.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving the first enterprise management command comprises the step of receiving a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) command.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of translating the first enterprise management command comprises the step of translating the first enterprise management command from the SNMP to a SyncML protocol.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of translating the first enterprise management command comprises the step of translating the first enterprise management command to a second enterprise management command belonging to a SyncML protocol.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of transmitting the second enterprise management command to the mobile-terminal management system comprises the step of transmitting the second enterprise management command to a SyncML terminal management system.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

scheduling the second enterprise management command.

7. A system for enterprise management, the system comprising the steps of:

issuing a first enterprise management command belonging to a first enterprise management protocol;

translating, by a gateway, the first enterprise management command belonging to the first enterprise management protocol to a second enterprise management command belonging to s second enterprise management protocol;

sending from the gateway, the second enterprise management command to a mobile terminal management system;

sending the second enterprise management command from the mobile terminal management system through a radio-access network to a mobile terminal;

receiving, by the mobile terminal management system, a response from the mobile terminal; and

transmitting the response from the mobile terminal to the gateway.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of issuing a first enterprise management command comprises the step of issuing a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) command.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of translating the first enterprise management command comprises the step of translating the first enterprise management command from the SNMP to a second enterprise management command belonging to a SyncML management protocol.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of translating the first enterprise management command comprises the step of translating the first enterprise management command to a second enterprise management command belonging to a SyncML protocol.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of transmitting the second enterprise management command to the mobile-terminal management system comprises the step of transmitting the second enterprise management command to a SyncML terminal management system.

12. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving a simple network management protocol (SNMP) command;

translating an address associated with the command to a mobile address;

translating the SNMP command to a SyncML command;

scheduling the SyncML command; and

transmitting the SyncML command to a mobile terminal management system.

13. An apparatus comprising:

logic circuitry receiving a first enterprise management command belonging to a first enterprise management protocol;

a protocol converter for translating the first enterprise management command to a second enterprise management command belonging to a second enterprise management protocol; and

a scheduler for transmitting the second enterprise management command to a mobile-terminal management system that utilizes the second enterprise management command protocol to manage mobile terminals.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first enterprise management protocol is a simple network management protocol.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the second enterprise management protocol is a SyncML management protocol.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first enterprise management protocol is a simple network management protocol and the second enterprise management protocol is a SyncML management protocol.