Method and apparatus for distributed object filtering
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1. A method comprising:
- applying a server policy to an alarm received at a network management server, the server policy having a pre-determined association with a first network management application;
conditionally communicating an alarm notification to the first network management application or communicating the alarm to a network management client based on whether the alarm satisfies the server policy;
applying a client policy to the alarm received at the network management client, the client policy having a pre-determined association with a second network management application; and
communicating an alarm notification to the second network management application based on whether the alarm satisfies the client policy.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for distributed object filtering of objects transferred between a client and server. The objects may be alarms transferred between a network management server and one or more network management applications. The apparatus and method further includes applying a plurality of policy-based filters to the alarms. The filters may be named and stored in a database, and application of the policy-based filters may be scheduled for different times. The same policy-based filters may be applied to one or more multiple network management applications. The system and method provides increased performance and reliability of passing objects from a server to a client application.
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53 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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applying a server policy to an alarm received at a network management server, the server policy having a pre-determined association with a first network management application;
conditionally communicating an alarm notification to the first network management application or communicating the alarm to a network management client based on whether the alarm satisfies the server policy;
applying a client policy to the alarm received at the network management client, the client policy having a pre-determined association with a second network management application; and
communicating an alarm notification to the second network management application based on whether the alarm satisfies the client policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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applying one or more policies to data received at a network management server; and
conditionally communicating an alarm notification to a network management application or communicating the data to a second application based on whether the data satisfies a policy applied at the server. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
applying one or more policies to the data received at the second application; and
communicating an alarm notification to a network management application if the data satisfies a policy applied at the second application.
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6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second application is a network management client.
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7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
receiving an input from a user assigning policies to the server and to the second application.
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8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
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determining resource availability for the server; and
assigning policies to the server according to a pre-determined load distribution policy, wherein the load distribution policy is based on resource availability.
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9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
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determining resource availability for the second application; and
assigning policies to the second application according to the pre-determined load distribution policy.
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10. The method of claim 8, wherein resource availability is measured using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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11. The method of claim 4, wherein each policy is associated with a network management application.
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12. The method of claim 11, wherein the alarm notification is communicated to the network management application associated with the policy which the data satisfied.
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13. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
receiving an input from a user associating a policy with a network management application.
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14. The method of claim 4, wherein each policy comprises one or more filters, each filter having one or more filter parameters.
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15. The method of claim 14, wherein applying a policy comprises:
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performing a logical AND operation of all the filter parameters in a filter; and
performing a logical OR operation of all the filters in the policy.
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16. A system comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more policies; and
a network management server having instructions to apply one or more policies to data received at a network management server, and conditionally communicate an alarm notification to a network management application or communicate the data to a second application based on whether the data satisfies a policy applied at the server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30)
a second application having instructions to apply one or more policies to the data received at the second application, and communicate an alarm notification to a network management application if the data satisfies a policy applied at the second application.
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18. The system of claim 16, wherein the second application is a network management client.
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19. The system of claim 16, further comprising:
a load agent having instructions to determine resource availability for the server and assign policies to the server according to a pre-determined load distribution policy.
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20. The system of claim 19, wherein the load agent has instructions to measure resource availability using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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21. The system of claim 16, further comprising:
a load agent having instructions to determine resource availability for the second application and assign policies to the second application according to a pre-determined load distribution policy.
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22. The system of claim 21, wherein the load agent has instructions to measure resource availability using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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23. The system of claim 16, further comprising:
a load agent having instructions to determine resource availability for the server and the second application, and assign policies to the server and the second application according to a pre-determined load distribution policy.
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24. The system of claim 23, wherein the load agent has instructions to measure resource availability using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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25. The system of claim 16, wherein each policy is associated with one or more network management applications.
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26. The system of claim 25, wherein the network management server has instructions to communicate the alarm notification to the network management application associated with the policy which the data satisfied.
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27. The system of claim 16, wherein each policy comprises one or more filters, each filter having one or more filter parameters.
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28. The system of claim 27, wherein the network management server has instructions to apply a policy by performing a logical AND operation of all the filter parameters in a filter, and performing a logical OR operation of all the filters in the policy.
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30. The product of claim 28, further comprising instructions to:
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apply one or more policies to the data received at the second application; and
communicate an alarm notification to a network management application if the data satisfies a policy applied at the second application.
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29. A computer program product disposed on a computer-readable medium and having instructions operable to cause a processor to:
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apply one or more policies to data received at a network management server; and
conditionally communicate an alarm notification to a network management application or communicate the data to a second application based on whether the data satisfies a policy applied at the server. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 51)
a user interface for receiving an input from a user assigning policies to the server and to the second application.
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33. The product of claim 29, further comprising instructions to:
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determine resource availability for the server; and
assign policies to the server according to a pre-determined load distribution policy, wherein the load distribution policy is based on resource availability.
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34. The product of claim 33, further comprising instructions to:
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determine resource availability for the second application; and
assign policies to the second application according to the pre-determined load distribution policy.
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35. The product of claim 34, wherein resource availability is measured using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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36. The product of claim 29, wherein each policy is associated with a network management application.
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37. The product of claim 36, wherein the alarm notification is communicated to the network management application associated with the policy which the data satisfied.
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38. The product of claim 29, further comprising:
a user interface for receiving an input from a user associating a policy with a network management application.
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39. The product of claim 29, wherein each policy comprises one or more filters, each filter having one or more filter parameters.
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40. The product of claim 39, wherein the instructions to apply a policy comprise instructions to:
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perform a logical AND operation of all the filter parameters in a filter; and
perform a logical OR operation of all the filters in the policy.
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51. The apparatus of claim 40, further comprising:
means for receiving an input from a user associating a policy with a network management application.
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41. An apparatus comprising:
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means for applying one or more policies to data received at a network management server; and
means for conditionally communicating an alarm notification to a network management application or communicating the data to a second application based on whether the data satisfies a policy applied at the server. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53)
means for applying one or more policies to the data received at the second application; and
means for communicating an alarm notification to a network management application if the data satisfies a policy applied at the second application.
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43. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the second application is a network management client.
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44. The apparatus of claim 41, further comprising:
means for receiving an input from a user assigning policies to the server and to the second application.
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45. The apparatus of claim 41, further comprising:
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means for determining resource availability for the server; and
means for assigning policies to the server according to a pre-determined load distribution policy, wherein the load distribution policy is based on resource availability.
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46. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein resource availability is measured using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the server, and egress traffic at the server.
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47. The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising:
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means for determining resource availability for the second application; and
means for assigning policies to the second application according to the pre-determined load distribution policy.
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48. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein resource availability is measured using at least one of a plurality of metrics including processor availability, memory availability, disk space availability, processing capability, ingress traffic at the second application, and egress traffic at the second application.
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49. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein each policy is associated with a network management application.
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50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the alarm notification is communicated to the network management application associated with the policy which the data satisfied.
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52. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein each policy comprises one or more filters, each filter having one or more filter parameters.
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53. The apparatus of claim 52, wherein the instructions to apply a policy comprise instructions to:
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perform a logical AND operation of all the filter parameters in a filter; and
perform a logical OR operation of all the filters in the policy.
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