Digital subscriber line access device management information base
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of managing, using a management application running on a management station, at least one digital subscriber line access device using a constructed management information base, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting a plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device, said plurality of objects including objects describing a digital subscriber line system, objects describing the statistics of a digital subscriber line link, and objects describing filter addresses corresponding to said digital subscriber line access device;
assembling said plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device into a management information base (MIB); and
managing said at least one digital subscriber line access device from said management station using said assembled MIB by monitoring performance of said at least one digital subscriber line access device.
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Abstract
A digital subscriber line (DSL) access device management information base (MIB) allows the remote management of a DSL access device by using a constructed enterprise DSL MIB to define a plurality of objects that describe the operation of a DSL access device. These objects are used to monitor the performance of, and if desired, send commands to the DSL access device. The enterprise DSL MIB of the present invention contains a first child group which contains selected ones of the plurality of objects which describe information specific to digital subscriber line access devices, a second child group containing selected ones of the plurality of objects which describe statistics specific to a digital subscriber line access device link, and a third child group containing selected ones of the plurality of objects which define IP (Internet Protocol) and MAC (Media Access Control) layer filter addresses corresponding to a specific digital subscriber line access device interface on a specific digital subscriber line access device module within a digital subscriber line access device. The enterprise DSL MIB of the present invention also includes a trap child group which describes the DSL access device uptime and downtime.
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1. A method of managing, using a management application running on a management station, at least one digital subscriber line access device using a constructed management information base, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting a plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device, said plurality of objects including objects describing a digital subscriber line system, objects describing the statistics of a digital subscriber line link, and objects describing filter addresses corresponding to said digital subscriber line access device; assembling said plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device into a management information base (MIB); and managing said at least one digital subscriber line access device from said management station using said assembled MIB by monitoring performance of said at least one digital subscriber line access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A management information base (MIB) which uses a management application program running on a management station, for managing at least one digital subscriber line access device, the MIB comprising:
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a plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device, said plurality of objects including objects describing a digital subscriber line system, objects describing the statistics of a digital subscriber line link, and objects describing filter addresses corresponding to said digital subscriber line access device; means for assembling said plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device into a management information base (MIB); and means for managing said at least one digital subscriber line access device from said management station using said assembled MIB by monitoring performance of said at least one digital subscriber line access device.
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8. A computer readable medium having a program, which uses a management application program running on a management station, for managing at least one digital subscriber line access device, the program comprising:
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a plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device, said plurality of objects including objects describing a digital subscriber line system, objects describing the statistics of a digital subscriber line link, and objects describing filter addresses corresponding to said digital subscriber line access device; means for assembling said plurality of objects describing said at least one digital subscriber line access device into a management information base (MIB); and means for managing said at least one digital subscriber line access device from said management station using said assembled MIB by monitoring performance of said at least one digital subscriber line access device.
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