Multi-network monitoring architecture
First Claim
1. A network monitoring architecture for a system having a computer network in communication with a public network, comprising:
- an agent system installed within the computer network for collecting performance data thereof and for transmitting a message containing said performance data over the public network; and
, a remote central management unit geographically spaced from the computer network for receiving the message and for applying a predefined rule upon said performance data, the remote central management unit providing a notification when a failure threshold corresponding to the predefined rule has been reached.
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Abstract
A network monitoring architecture for multiple computer network systems is disclosed. In particular, the network monitoring architecture includes an agent system installed within each computer network and a remote central management unit in communication with the agent system of each computer network. The agent systems collect data from key network devices that reside on the corresponding computer network, and send the collected data to the remote central management unit as a message through the Internet. The data from the computer networks are processed at the remote central management unit to determine imminent or actual failure of the monitored network devices. The appropriate technicians can be immediately notified by the central management unit through automatically generated messages.
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27 Claims
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1. A network monitoring architecture for a system having a computer network in communication with a public network, comprising:
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an agent system installed within the computer network for collecting performance data thereof and for transmitting a message containing said performance data over the public network; and
,a remote central management unit geographically spaced from the computer network for receiving the message and for applying a predefined rule upon said performance data, the remote central management unit providing a notification when a failure threshold corresponding to the predefined rule has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring a computer network from a remote central management unit, the computer network having an agent system for collecting performance data thereof, and the remote central management unit having rules with corresponding failure thresholds for application to the performance data, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting the performance data to the remote central management unit over a public network;
b) applying the rules to the performance data; and
c) providing a notification in response to the failure threshold corresponding to the rule being reached. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of manufacture for controlling a data flow in a data network, the article of manufacture comprising:
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at least one processor readable carrier and instructions carried on the at least one carrier;
wherein the instructions are configured to be readable from the at least one carrier by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate so as to monitor a computer network from a remote central management unit, the computer network having an agent system for collecting performance data thereof, and the remote central management unit having rules with corresponding failure thresholds for application to the performance data, by performing the steps of;
a) transmitting the performance data to the remote central management unit over a public network;
b) applying the rules to the performance data; and
c) providing a notification in response to the failure threshold corresponding to the rule being reached.
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27. A signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to control a data flow so as to monitor a computer network from a remote central management unit, the computer network having an agent system for collecting performance data thereof, and the remote central management unit having rules with corresponding failure thresholds for application to the performance data, by performing the steps of:
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a) transmitting the performance data to the remote central management unit over a public network;
b) applying the rules to the performance data; and
c) providing a notification in response to the failure threshold corresponding to the rule being reached.
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