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Method and apparatus for monitoring the status of non-pollable devices in a computer network

  • US 6,049,828 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1998
  • Issued: 04/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a network comprising interrelated network entities including communicating network entities and at least one non-communicating network entity, a method for monitoring a status of the non-communicating network entity, comprising the steps of:

  • providing an electronic network management system;

    said network management system communicating with said communicating network entities to obtain operational information as to the communicating network entities; and

    said network management system using the operational information as to the communicating network entities and information as to relations between said non-communicating network entity and said communicating network entities to infer the status of the non-communicating network entity.

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