Method of performing a network management transaction using a web-capable agent
First Claim
1. A method of performing a network management function, the method including:
- communicating a markup language document to a client application, the markup language document including a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers, each including a method token specifying a network management function; and
receiving from the client application, responsive to a user-selection of at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform the network management function specified by the method token with respect to each managed object identified by a selected Uniform Resource Identifier.
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Abstract
A method of performing a network management transaction between a network device, having a network management agent installed thereon, and a remote device, having a web-browser installed thereon, is described. The method involves firstly performing a network management function relating to the network device. Data concerning the network management function is then propagated from the agent to the remote device in a format capable of display by the browser. More specifically, a document is propagated from the agent to the remote device for display by the browser, the document incorporating the data concerning the network management function. The document may be an HTML document. Alternatively, the data may be propagated in a format for display by the browser under the direction of an application program resident of the remote device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a network management function, the method including:
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communicating a markup language document to a client application, the markup language document including a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers, each including a method token specifying a network management function; and
receiving from the client application, responsive to a user-selection of at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform the network management function specified by the method token with respect to each managed object identified by a selected Uniform Resource Identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a response entity to communicate a markup language document to a client application via a communications network, the markup language document including a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers, each including a method token specifying a network management function; and
a request entity to receive from the client application via the communications network and responsive to a user-selection of at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform the network management function specified by the method token with respect to each managed object identified by a selected Uniform Resource Identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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first means for communicating, via communications means, a markup language document from a network management means to a client, the markup language document including a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers, each including a method token specifying a network management function; and
second means for receiving, from the client via the communications means and responsive to a user-selection of at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform the network management function specified by the method token with respect to each managed object identified by a selected Uniform Resource Identifier.
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19. A machine-readable medium having stored a sequence of instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:
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communicate via a communications network a markup language document to a client application, the markup language document including a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers, each including a method token specifying a network management function; and
receive, from the client application via the communications network and responsive to a user-selection of at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform the network management function specified by the method token with respect to each managed object identified by a selected Uniform Resource Identifier.
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20. A method comprising:
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communicating a markup language document to a client application, the markup language document including at least one Uniform Resource Identifier including a method token specifying a protocol; and
receiving from the client application, responsive to a user-selection of the at least one Uniform Resource Identifier, a request to perform a network management function using the protocol specified by the method token with respect
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Specification