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DATA RETRIEVAL IN A NETWORK OF TREE STRUCTURE

  • US 20110161360A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2008
  • Published: 06/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for retrieving data from a network comprising network elements organized as a multi-level hierarchical tree, each level comprising a set of nodes, the method comprising:

  • providing a data exchange interface defining formats for requesting and delivery of types of data to be retrieved;

    generating a request at the data exchange interface to define the data to be retrieved;

    using the request to definea canonical name that comprises a series of element names corresponding to at least part of the hierarchical tree containing the network element or elements from which the data is to be retrieved; and

    a depth indicator indicating a number of levels below a lowest level element name;

    implementing, at one or more levels in the network, a data retrieval routine that uses the canonical name to generate a command that is issued to the network element or elements from which data are to be retrieved to cause the network element or elements to return data comprising a description and a value; and

    communicating the returned data to the data exchange interface in the defined data format;

    wherein the network does not include a management information base, data being returned to the data exchange interface from the elements in a self-explanatory format without passing through a management information base.

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