Prioritizing network management traffic
First Claim
1. A method for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, comprising the steps of:
- upon receiving a network management request, assigning a priority value to the received network management request, the priority value assigned by the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management wrapper included in the request, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the request was sent; and
scheduling the network management request, by the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value.
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Abstract
In a computer network, network management applications in a network management station manage and control managed elements connected to the network through the use of network management requests. The network management requests are prioritized by the management station or the managed element. The managed element prioritizes received requests by pre-assigning priority values corresponding to user identification values included in the request or by pre-assigning priority values corresponding to source identification values included in the request. The management station prioritizes the network management requests by adding a priority value to each network management requests before sending the request to the managed element. The managed element extracts the priority value directly from the request or dependent on the user identification or source identification included in the request.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, comprising the steps of:
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upon receiving a network management request, assigning a priority value to the received network management request, the priority value assigned by the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management wrapper included in the request, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the request was sent; and scheduling the network management request, by the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, comprising:
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a priority assignment routine which upon receiving a network management request assigns a priority value to the received network management request, the priority value assigned in the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management header included in the request, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the request was sent; and a network management request routine which schedules the network management request in the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, comprising:
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a priority assignment routine; a network management request scheduler; upon receiving a network management request, means, within the priority assignment routine, for assigning a priority value to the received network management request, the priority value assigned in the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management wrapper included in the network management request, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the request was sent; and means, within the network management request scheduler, for scheduling the network management request in the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value.
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17. A computer program product for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code thereon, including program code which:
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upon receiving a network management request, assigns a priority value to the received network management request, the priority value assigned by the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management header included in the request, the user identifier identifying the user of the application from which the request was sent; and schedules the network management request in the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value.
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18. A method for prioritizing a message requesting information stored in a managed element, the message being sent by a management station to the managed element, comprising the steps of:
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upon receiving a network management request, assigning a priority value to the received message, the priority value assigned by the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management wrapper included in the request, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the request was sent; and scheduling the message, by the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for prioritizing a Simple Network Management Protocol message sent by a management station to the managed element, comprising the steps of:
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upon receiving a network management request, assigning a priority value to the received Simple Network Management Protocol message, the priority assigned by the managed element dependent upon a user identifier in a network management wrapper included in the message, the user identifier identifying the user of an application from which the message was sent; and scheduling the message, by the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value.
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21. A method for prioritizing a network management request sent by a management station to a managed element, comprising the steps of:
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upon receiving a network management request, assigning a priority value to the received network management request, the priority assigned by the managed element dependent upon a source identifier in a network management wrapper included in the request, the source identifier identifying the source of an application from which the request was sent; and scheduling the network management request, by the managed element dependent on the assigned priority value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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