Network device with selectable trap definitions
First Claim
1. A network device with selectable traps, comprising:
- a memory that stores a management database including a plurality of trap definitions and a programmable parameter for selecting any one of said plurality of trap definitions; and
management processing logic coupled to said memory that executes a management agent that issues traps according to a selected one of said plurality of trap definitions depending upon said programmable parameter.
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Abstract
A network device with selectable traps that improves network management by enabling a system manager or administrator to select between multiple trap definitions. The network device includes a memory that stores a management database including a plurality of trap definitions and a programmable parameter for selecting any one of the trap definitions. The network device further includes management processing logic that executes a management agent that issues traps according a selected one of the trap definitions depending upon the programmable parameter. In the embodiment described herein, the management database includes the standard Ethernet™ Repeater MIB implemented according to RFC 1516 including a first trap definition and the Ethernet™ Hub MIB by Novell including a second trap definition. The management agent issues traps according to either one of the trap definitions depending upon the programmable parameter.
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19 Claims
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1. A network device with selectable traps, comprising:
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a memory that stores a management database including a plurality of trap definitions and a programmable parameter for selecting any one of said plurality of trap definitions; and management processing logic coupled to said memory that executes a management agent that issues traps according to a selected one of said plurality of trap definitions depending upon said programmable parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network system, comprising:
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a network device with selectable traps, including; an interface; a management database including a first set of trap definitions, a second set of trap definitions and a programmable parameter for selecting between said first set of trap definitions and said second set of trap definitions; and management processing logic that executes a management agent that accesses said management database and that issues traps according to one of said first and second sets of trap definitions depending upon said programmable parameter; and a management unit coupled to said network device interface that programs said programmable parameter and that receives said traps via said interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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