Management of multiple non-standard networks and systems with smart agents
First Claim
1. A network monitoring agent comprising:
- a plurality of communications modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of network resources, each network resource of said plurality of network resources configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to communicate said operational data using a protocol that is associated with the network resource, other than a protocol that is associated with at least one other network resource;
an interpretation module configured to communicate with said plurality of communications modules using each associated protocol to receive said operational data from said plurality of network resources, to parse said operational data for management data, and to transmit said management data; and
an interface module configured to receive said management data from said interpretation module, to generate standardized data based on said management data, and to transmit said standardized data to a management system for processing.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing network resources that include and involve a plurality of communications modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of network resources. Each network resources is configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to transmit that operational data based on a particular protocol. The systems and methods also include and involve an extraction module configured to communicate with the communications modules based on each particular protocol used thereby to receive the operational data from the plurality of network resources to extract management data from the operational data, and to transmit the management data. An interface module is also included and involved which is configured to receive the management data from the extraction module, to generate standardized data based on the management data and based on a standard protocol, and to transmit the standardized data to an external system for processing (e.g., processing related to network management and monitoring, etc.).
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37 Claims
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1. A network monitoring agent comprising:
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a plurality of communications modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of network resources, each network resource of said plurality of network resources configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to communicate said operational data using a protocol that is associated with the network resource, other than a protocol that is associated with at least one other network resource;
an interpretation module configured to communicate with said plurality of communications modules using each associated protocol to receive said operational data from said plurality of network resources, to parse said operational data for management data, and to transmit said management data; and
an interface module configured to receive said management data from said interpretation module, to generate standardized data based on said management data, and to transmit said standardized data to a management system for processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network monitoring agent comprising:
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a plurality of communications modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of network resources, each network resource of said plurality of network resources configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to communicate said operational data using a protocol that is associated with the network resource, other than a protocol that is associated with at least one other network resource;
an extraction module configured to communicate with said plurality of communications modules using each associated protocol to receive said operational data from said plurality of network resources, to extract management data from said operational data, and to transmit said management data; and
an interface module configured to receive said management data from said extraction module, to generate standardized data based on said management data and based on a standard protocol, and to transmit said standardized data to a management system for processing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for managing network resources by a network monitoring agent, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating operational data related to a plurality of network resources, each network resource of said plurality of network resources generating said operational data based on a protocol that is associated with the network resource, other than a protocol that is associated with at least one other network resource;
transmitting said operational data;
receiving, by an interpretation module, said operational data generated by said plurality of network resources;
extracting, by the interpretation module, management data from said operational data;
transmitting said management data;
receiving said management data;
generating standardized data based on said management data and based on a standard protocol; and
transmitting said standardized data to a management system for processing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A common communication agent comprising:
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a plurality of communication modules, wherein a first one of the plurality of communication modules is configured to communicate with a first network resource according to a first communication protocol associated with the first network resource and a second one of the plurality of communication modules is configured to communicate with a second network resource according to a second communication protocol associated with the second network resource, wherein each of the first and second network resources is configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to communicate the operational data according to the respective first and second communication protocols, wherein the first and second communication protocols are distinct;
a common interpretation module configured to communicate with the first and second communication modules based on a format other than Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) format, and to receive said operational data from the first and second network resources, to parse the operational data for management data, and to transmit the management data; and
an interface module configured to receive the management data from the interpretation module, to generate standardized data based on the management data, and to transmit the standardized data to a management system for processing. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for monitoring network resources by a common communication agent, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a common interpretation module, according to a format other than a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) format, first operational data generated by a first network resource according to a first communication protocol associated with the first network resource, and second operational data generated by a second network resource according to a second communication protocol associated with the second network resource and distinct from the first communication protocol;
extracting, by the common interpretation module, management data from the first and second operational data;
receiving, by an interface module, the extracted management data;
generating, by the interface module, standardized management data based on the extracted management data, wherein the standardized management data includes standardized management data formatted according to a standard management data format; and
transmitting, by the interface module, the standardized management data to a management system.
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