Network managing system with user interface for managing plural layers and managing method for the same
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1. A hierarchical network managing system comprising:
- at least one upper layer agent;
an upper layer manager for managing said at least one upper layer agent;
an upper layer user interface which is provided for said upper layer manager and which can communicate with said upper layer manager;
at least one lower layer agent;
a lower layer manager for managing said at least one lower layer agent; and
a lower layer user interface provided for said lower layer manager and which can communicate with said lower layer manager and said upper layer user interface.
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Abstract
In a hierarchical network managing system, an upper layer manager manages at least one upper layer agent. An upper layer user interface is provided for the upper layer manager and can communicate with the upper layer manager. A lower layer manager manages at least one lower layer agent. A lower layer user interface is provided for the lower layer manager and can communicate with the lower layer manager and the upper layer user interface.
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16 Claims
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1. A hierarchical network managing system comprising:
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at least one upper layer agent; an upper layer manager for managing said at least one upper layer agent; an upper layer user interface which is provided for said upper layer manager and which can communicate with said upper layer manager; at least one lower layer agent; a lower layer manager for managing said at least one lower layer agent; and a lower layer user interface provided for said lower layer manager and which can communicate with said lower layer manager and said upper layer user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network managing system, said network managing system comprising a plurality of layers, each of said plurality of layers having:
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a plurality of managers; a plurality of agents connected to said plurality of managers; and a plurality of user interfaces, each of which is provided for one of said plurality of managers independently from the others of said plurality of managers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a plurality of layers in a hierarchical network managing system, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a request from a user through an upper layer user interface; issuing a first processing request for first processing from an upper layer user interface to an upper layer agent through an upper layer manager when the request is inputted from the user; and issuing a second processing request from said upper layer user interface to a lower layer user interface, when said first processing is ended. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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