System and method for recovering management of network element(s) responsive to failure of a distributed gateway
First Claim
1. A method of recovering management of one or more network elements, said method comprising:
- communicatively coupling the one or more network elements with at least one a plurality of distributed gateways;
communicatively coupling the at least one distributed gateway with at least one gateway monitoring system;
communicatively coupling the at least one gateway monitoring system with a central management system;
monitoring operation, by the at least one gateway monitoring system, of the plurality of distributed gateways, each of the plurality of distributed gateways responsible for managing the one or more network elements;
detecting failure by the at least one gateway monitoring system, of one of the plurality of distributed gateways, wherein the detecting comprises the steps of;
means for determining at least one type of the failure,means for distinguishing at least one source of the failure selected from the group consisting of hardware failures, software failures, and communication port failures,means for presenting to the user at least one reason for the failure based on the at least one type of the failure and the at least one source of the failure,means for presenting to the user at least one action that could be taken by the central management system to resolve the at least one failure, andmeans for receiving at least one selection of the at least one action;
receiving a notice of the detected failure from the at least one gateway monitoring system at the central management system; and
responsive to said receiving step, recovering, by the central management system, management of the one or more network elements for which the failed one of the plurality of distributed gateways had management responsibility by assigning management responsibility to at least one other of the plurality of distributed gateways.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which enable efficient recovery of management of one or more network elements responsive to failure of a gateway responsible for managing such one or more network elements. According to at least one embodiment, operation of a plurality of distributed gateways that are each responsible for managing one or more network elements is monitored. Through such monitoring, failure of one of the distributed gateways may be efficiently detected, and responsive to detection of a failed gateway, management of the network element(s) for which such failed gateway had management responsibility may be efficiently recovered by allocating responsibility of management activities for which a detected failed gateway had responsibility to one or more available gateways. Allocation of such management activities may be performed in a manner that balances the operational load placed on such available gateways.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of recovering management of one or more network elements, said method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the one or more network elements with at least one a plurality of distributed gateways; communicatively coupling the at least one distributed gateway with at least one gateway monitoring system; communicatively coupling the at least one gateway monitoring system with a central management system; monitoring operation, by the at least one gateway monitoring system, of the plurality of distributed gateways, each of the plurality of distributed gateways responsible for managing the one or more network elements; detecting failure by the at least one gateway monitoring system, of one of the plurality of distributed gateways, wherein the detecting comprises the steps of; means for determining at least one type of the failure, means for distinguishing at least one source of the failure selected from the group consisting of hardware failures, software failures, and communication port failures, means for presenting to the user at least one reason for the failure based on the at least one type of the failure and the at least one source of the failure, means for presenting to the user at least one action that could be taken by the central management system to resolve the at least one failure, and means for receiving at least one selection of the at least one action; receiving a notice of the detected failure from the at least one gateway monitoring system at the central management system; and responsive to said receiving step, recovering, by the central management system, management of the one or more network elements for which the failed one of the plurality of distributed gateways had management responsibility by assigning management responsibility to at least one other of the plurality of distributed gateways. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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plurality of network elements; plurality of distributed gateways each communicatively coupled to one or more of said plurality of network elements, wherein each of said plurality of distributed gateways is responsible for managing one or more of said plurality of network elements; gateway monitoring system communicatively coupled to said plurality of distributed gateways, wherein said gateway monitoring system is operable to detect failure of at least one of said distributed gateways; means for determining at least one type of the failure; means for distinguishing at least one source of the failure selected from the group consisting of hardware failures, software failures, and communication port failures; means for presenting to the user at least one reason for the failure based on the at least one type of the failure and the at least one source of the failure; means for presenting to the user at least one action that could be taken by the central management system to resolve the at least one failure; means for receiving at least one selection of the at least one action; and management recovery system communicatively coupled to said plurality of distributed gateways, wherein said management recovery system is operable to autonomously recover management of said one or more network elements for which a detected failed gateway had management responsibility. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for recovering management of one or more network elements responsive to failure of a distributed gateway, said system comprising:
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plurality of distributed gateways, each for managing one or more network elements; a gateway monitoring system communicatively coupled to said plurality of distributed gateways, said gateway monitoring system capable of detecting failure of anyone of said distributed gateways; means for determining at least one type of the failure; means for distinguishing at least one source of the failure selected from the group consisting of hardware failures, software failures, and communication port failures; means for presenting to the user at least one reason for the failure based on the at least one type of the failure and the at least one source of the failure; means for presenting to the user at least one action that could be taken by the central management system to resolve the at least one failure; means for receiving at least one selection of the at least one action; means communicatively coupled to said gateway monitoring system for receiving a notice of the detected failure at a central management system; and means, responsive to said means for receiving a notice of the detected failure of one of said distributed gateways, for autonomously recovering, by the central management system, management of one or more network elements for which the detected failed gateway had management responsibility. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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