Secure network management solution for Internet/computer equipment
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1. A secure network management application, comprising:
- a secure network management agent/protocol having a communications process, and a plurality of data sources distributed among components of a computer network, wherein the secure network management agent is provided in communication with the data sources via different instrumentation entities of the components and wherein the communication process includes a secure network management protocol table to harmonize alerts received from each of the different SNMPS and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) entities.
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Abstract
A secure network management application utilizing an Internet Protocol (IP) and Secure Network Management Protocol System (SNMPS) for managing computers and IP Based equipment. Using the secure network management protocol and method, Internet/Computer equipment can easily implement security measures to control access to a Network Operation Center (NOC), Enterprise Security Management Center or other security management operations by communications secure and non-secure originating from IP Based equipment and computers but allow communications between the NOC and the Internet.
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1. A secure network management application, comprising:
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a secure network management agent/protocol having a communications process, and a plurality of data sources distributed among components of a computer network, wherein the secure network management agent is provided in communication with the data sources via different instrumentation entities of the components and wherein the communication process includes a secure network management protocol table to harmonize alerts received from each of the different SNMPS and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
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9. A SNMPS, comprising:
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a secure network management application having a polling database, and a plurality of data sources distributed among components of a computer network, wherein the secure network management protocol is provided in communication with the data sources via different instrumentation entities of the components and wherein the polling database includes definitions of polling parameters to poll the plurality of different instrumentation entities and the polling library further includes tables for the instrumentation entities to harmonize alerts received responsive to the polls. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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13. A method of processing instrumentation entity events, comprising
receiving data representing an event from a plurality of different instrumentation entities, wherein the event indicates a network component'"'"'s operating condition, harmonizing the events received from the plurality of different instrumentation entities using a library, and outputting alerts representative of the harmonized events, wherein the alerts are outputted using similar formats.
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