Method for providing real-time monitoring of components of a data network to a plurality of users
First Claim
1. A method for providing real-time monitoring of components of a data network to a plurality of users, in which a manager gathers data regarding said components and analyzes said data to determine a status of each component, said method comprising the steps of:
- associating each user with a communications address and a subscription period;
allocating to each user, permissions to access said data and the status of the components;
if the subscription period associated with a user has not expired;
providing said user with real-time access to said data and the status of the components in accordance with said user'"'"'s permissions; and
notifying said user, using the communications address associated with said user, of any alarm states that occur in components that the user has permission to access as each alarm state occurs; and
performing said analysis of said data by said manager without regard to said user permissions.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for providing real-time monitoring of components of a data network to a plurality of users. A manager gathers data regarding said components and analyses said data to determine the status of each component. Each user is associated with a communications address and a subscription period, and is allocated user permissions to access said data and the status of the components. If the subscription period associated with a user has not expired, the user is provided with real-time access to said data and the status of the components in accordance with said user'"'"'s permissions, and is notified using the communications address associated with said user of any alarm states that occur in components that the user has permission to access. The manager analyses the data without regard to said user permissions.
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1. A method for providing real-time monitoring of components of a data network to a plurality of users, in which a manager gathers data regarding said components and analyzes said data to determine a status of each component, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating each user with a communications address and a subscription period;
allocating to each user, permissions to access said data and the status of the components;
if the subscription period associated with a user has not expired;
providing said user with real-time access to said data and the status of the components in accordance with said user'"'"'s permissions; and
notifying said user, using the communications address associated with said user, of any alarm states that occur in components that the user has permission to access as each alarm state occurs; and
performing said analysis of said data by said manager without regard to said user permissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
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9. (canceled)
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13. A system for providing real-time monitoring of components of a data network to a plurality of users, said system comprising:
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a manager means arranged to gather data regarding said components and analyze said data to determine a status of each component;
a user management means provided in said manager means, arranged to store and configure profile information regarding each user, said profile information including a communications address and a subscription period, user permissions to access said data and the status of the components;
a user service means responsive to each user, and arranged to interface with the manager means, said user service means arranged to confirm that the subscription period for a user has not expired, and if said subscription period has not expired, to provide said user with real-time access to said data and the status of the components in accordance with said user'"'"'s permissions, and to notifying said user, using the user'"'"'s communications address, of any alarm states that occur in components that the user is associated with as each alarm state occurs;
said manager means being arranged to analyze said data by without regard to said user permissions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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21. (canceled)
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