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Intelligent management module application programming interface with utility objects

  • US 6,779,027 B1
  • Filed: 04/30/1999
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network management environment, comprising:

  • a plurality of management modules adapted to interface with device agents of manageable devices, wherein each of the plurality of management modules is operating environment independent;

    a management module application programming interface coupled to the plurality of management modules to interface each of the plurality of management modules to any one of a plurality of operating environments; and

    an operating environment application programming interface coupled between the plurality of management modules and network management software and comprising a plurality of management module environment personalities, wherein each of the plurality of management module environment personalities corresponds to a respective operating environment and is configured to interface each of the plurality of management modules with the network management software, through the respective operating environment.

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