Management of network elements using a proxy agent
First Claim
1. A proxy agent for communicating data components between a first system which supports a first protocol and a second system which supports a second protocol, said first and second protocols being mutually incompatible, the proxy agent comprising a directory for storing said data components, said directory supporting a hierarchical data structure, wherein each data component stored in said directory is associated with a first data component identifier which is compatible with said first protocol, and with a second data component identifier which is compatible with said second protocol, and wherein each stored data component is associated with a respective position in the hierarchical data structure.
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Abstract
A proxy agent for communicating data components between a Network Management System (NMS) which supports a first network management protocol, for example Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and one or more network elements which support a second protocol, for example Transaction Language 1 (TL1). The proxy agent comprises a directory for storing the data components wherein each data component is associated with a first data component identifier which is compatible with the first protocol, and with a second data component identifier which is compatible with the second protocol. The directory provides an inherent mapping between protocols and obviates the need for a separate mapping component. The directory may conveniently comprise a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory.
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- 1. A proxy agent for communicating data components between a first system which supports a first protocol and a second system which supports a second protocol, said first and second protocols being mutually incompatible, the proxy agent comprising a directory for storing said data components, said directory supporting a hierarchical data structure, wherein each data component stored in said directory is associated with a first data component identifier which is compatible with said first protocol, and with a second data component identifier which is compatible with said second protocol, and wherein each stored data component is associated with a respective position in the hierarchical data structure.
- 17. A method of communicating data components between said first system which supports a first protocol and a second system which supports a second protocol, said first and second protocols being mutually incompatible, said method comprising storing said data components in a directory, said directory supporting a hierarchical data structure, wherein each data component stored in said directory is associated with a first data component identifier which is compatible with said first protocol, and with a second data component identifier which is compatible with said second protocol, and wherein each stored data component is associated with a respective position in the hierarchical data structure.
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