Method of sending an alarm to a network management station when an unusual event occurs in a managed network station
First Claim
1. A method of sending alarm information to a network management station from at least one of a plurality of network stations wherein an unusual event has occurred, said plurality of network stations being located in a wide area network and being managed by said network management station by way of a control path, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) detecting an occurrence of an unusual event in said at least one of said plurality of network stations;
(b) generating alarm information in said at least one of said plurality of network stations, said alarm information including address information for specifying said at least one of said plurality of network stations; and
(c) sending said alarm information using an alarm path, which is dedicated to transmission of said alarm information, to said network management station.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed for sending alarm information to a network management station from at least one of a plurality of network stations wherein an unusual event(s) has occurred. The network stations are located in a wide area network and are managed by the network management station using a control path. An occurrence of an unusual event is detected in the at least one of the plurality of network stations. Following this, alarm information is generated in the network station wherein the unusual event has occurred. The alarm information includes address information for specifying the network station. Subsequently, the alarm information is sent using an alarm path, which is dedicated to transmission of the alarm information, to the network management station.
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1. A method of sending alarm information to a network management station from at least one of a plurality of network stations wherein an unusual event has occurred, said plurality of network stations being located in a wide area network and being managed by said network management station by way of a control path, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting an occurrence of an unusual event in said at least one of said plurality of network stations; (b) generating alarm information in said at least one of said plurality of network stations, said alarm information including address information for specifying said at least one of said plurality of network stations; and (c) sending said alarm information using an alarm path, which is dedicated to transmission of said alarm information, to said network management station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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