Method and system for adaptively managing a communications network
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1. A method for managing a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing an initial polling interval for a corresponding network element;
detecting whether the network element provides at least one status message during a group of sequential polls, each poll within the group separated by the initial polling interval; and
adjusting the initial polling interval to a subsequent polling interval based on the detection of the at least one status message and a number of sequential polls of a group with one of continuously absent traffic from a particular network element and continuously detected traffic from the particular network element.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a communications network establishes an initial polling interval for a corresponding network element. The network management system detects whether the network element provides at least one status message during a group of sequential polls. Each poll within the group is preferably separated by the initial polling interval. The network management system adjusts the initial polling interval to a subsequent polling interval for the network element based on the detection of the status message to adaptively meet the communications traffic requirements.
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1. A method for managing a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing an initial polling interval for a corresponding network element;
detecting whether the network element provides at least one status message during a group of sequential polls, each poll within the group separated by the initial polling interval; and
adjusting the initial polling interval to a subsequent polling interval based on the detection of the at least one status message and a number of sequential polls of a group with one of continuously absent traffic from a particular network element and continuously detected traffic from the particular network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for managing a communications network, the system comprising:
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a central control unit for establishing an initial polling interval for a corresponding network element;
a detector for detecting whether the network element provides at least one status message during a group of sequential polls, each poll within the group separated by the initial polling interval; and
a polling unit for adjusting the initial polling interval to a subsequent polling interval based on the detection of the at least one status message and a number of sequential polls of a group with one of continuously absent traffic from a particular network element and continuously detected traffic from the particular network element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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