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Hierarchical network management system

  • US 5,651,006 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1995
  • Issued: 07/22/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hierarchical network management system, comprising:

  • a plurality of agents, connected to a communication network, for managing and controlling information, respectively, of a plurality of resources;

    a sub-manager, having a predetermined agent group under management, for managing and controlling a portion of management objects of said communication network through said predetermined agent group; and

    an integration manager for managing and controlling all management objects of said hierarchical communication network through said sub-manager,said hierarchical network management system using an SNMP as a communication protocol between said agents and said sub-manager and between said sub-manager and said integration manager, respectively, andsaid hierarchical network management system having periodic collecting means for periodically collecting within said sub-manager management objects of a management range of said sub-manager through said predetermined agent group, and for posting collected information to said integration manager at a reference request of said integration manager.

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