Network management system and method using a partial response table

• US 5,892,916 A
• Filed: 12/23/1997
• Issued: 04/06/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Anand, Rahul, Dolter, James W., Ram, Siddharth R., Gehlhaar, Jeff B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrell, Robert B.
• Application Number:
  US08/997,160
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• Field of Search: 364/DIG. 1 MS File, 364/DIG. 25 MS File, 395/200.3, 395/200.32, 395/200.53
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks

Abstract

A system and method for network management, including a message handling process, having a network manager and at least one network element is described. The network management messaging system sends and receives multiple concurrent messages between the network element layer and the network management layer. Support of concurrent messaging greatly speeds and simplifies network management. A client request is received at a first managed object, at least part of the client request is fulfilled by a second managed object. A major row is created in response to receiving the client request, and a minor row associated with a managed object request sent to the second managed object. The minor row has an index that associates the minor row with the major row, and correlates a response to the managed object request with the client request.

Claims

1. In a network management system having a network manager and at least one network element, a message handling process, comprising the steps of:

receiving a client request, from a client application, at a first managed object;

determining if said client request can be fulfilled at said first managed object;

generating a managed object request corresponding to said client request at said first managed object in response if said step of determining determines that said client request can not be fulfilled at first managed object;

sending said managed object request to a second managed object;

receiving a managed object response from said second managed object;

generating a client response fulfilling said client request; and

sending said client response to said client application.

2. In a network management system having a network manager and at least one network element, a message handling system, comprising:

means for receiving a client request, from a client application, at a first managed object;

means for determining if said client request can be fulfilled at said first managed object;

means for generating a managed object request corresponding to said client request at said first managed object in response if said step of determining determines that said client request can not be fulfilled at first managed object;

means for sending said managed object request to a second managed object;

means for receiving a managed object response from said second managed object;

generating a client response fulfilling said client request; and

means for sending said client response to said client application.

3. In a network management system having a network manager and at least one network element, a message handling process, comprising the steps of:

receiving a client request at a first managed object, at least part of said client request being fulfilled by a second managed object;

creating a major row in response to receiving the client request; and

creating a minor row associated with a managed object request sent to said second managed object, said minor row;

(a) having an index that associates said minor row with said major row, and

(b) correlating a response to said managed object request with said client request.

4. In a network management system having a network manager and at least one network element, a system for message handling, comprising:

means for receiving a client request at a first managed object, at least part of said client request being fulfilled by a second managed object;

means for creating a major row in response to receiving the client request; and

means for creating a minor row associated with a managed object request sent to said second managed object, said minor row;

(a) having an index that associates said minor row with said major row, and

(b) correlating a response to said managed object request with said client request.