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Network monitoring system, monitored controller, and monitoring controller

  • US 6,470,385 B1
  • Filed: 08/20/1998
  • Issued: 10/22/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network monitoring system which employs a plurality of monitoring stations to observe status of controllers on an ATM network, comprising:

  • (a) a monitored controller being observed by said plurality of monitoring stations, comprising connection set-up means for establishing a point-to-multipoint connection over the ATM network, and status message transmission means for transmitting status messages through the point-to-multipoint connection upon detection of a status change in said monitored controller;

    (b) a broadcast unit which broadcasts the status messages through the point-to-multipoint connection; and

    (c) a plurality of monitoring controllers coupled to the plurality of monitoring stations, each being a destination of the point-to-multipoint connection, and each comprising status message format conversion means for converting the status messages received from said broadcast unit to a format suitable for the monitoring station being coupled thereto.

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