MANAGED OBJECT VERSION IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method for determining a publication version supported by a network element, for execution by a Network Management System entity managing a hierarchical arrangement of network elements, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a version map message from an external node;
selecting a first network element from the hierarchical arrangement for processing;
in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identifying a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement; and
determining that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a version of a standard publication that is supported by a network element are provided. Version map information is requested and received from an external node in a managed network, including publication identifiers for at least one of the network elements. Each network element identified in the version map has an associated publication version and an indication of if the publication can be applicable to its directly or indirectly inferior nodes in the hierarchical instance tree. If a particular network element does not have a corresponding publication identifier in the received version map information, it can be determined if the network element can use the publication identifiers of a superior network element in the hierarchy.
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1. A method for determining a publication version supported by a network element, for execution by a Network Management System entity managing a hierarchical arrangement of network elements, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a version map message from an external node; selecting a first network element from the hierarchical arrangement for processing; in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identifying a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement; and determining that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A Network Management System node comprising a communication interface, a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the Network Management System node is operative to:
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receive, at the communication interface, a version map message from an external node; select a first network element from a hierarchical arrangement of network elements; in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identify a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement; and determine that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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