Smart resync of data between a network management system and a network element
First Claim
1. A method of recovering data from a network element at a network management system comprising the steps of:
- determining whether a data buffer of the network element is valid;
if the data buffer of the network element is valid, determining whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system;
if the data buffer of the network element is not valid or if the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is out-of-sync with the network management system; and
if the data buffer of the network element is valid and if the data buffer of the network element does not contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is in sync with the network management system.
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Abstract
Network recovery of multiple NEs, such as at NMS restart, or at re-establishment of communication after loss of communication with the NMS that provides reduced cost and reduced the elapsed time before the NMS can start performing network monitoring. A method of recovering data from a network element at a network management system comprises the steps of determining whether a data buffer of the network element is valid, if the data buffer of the network element is valid, determining whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system, if the data buffer of the network element is not valid or if the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is out-of-sync with the network management system, and if the data buffer of the network element is valid and if the data buffer of the network element does not contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is in sync with the network management system.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of recovering data from a network element at a network management system comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; if the data buffer of the network element is valid, determining whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system; if the data buffer of the network element is not valid or if the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is out-of-sync with the network management system; and if the data buffer of the network element is valid and if the data buffer of the network element does not contains a database change event not received by the network management system, indicating that the data buffer of the network element is in sync with the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. At a network management system, a method of recovering operations of a network comprising a plurality of network elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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logging in to each of the plurality of network elements; after logging in to each of the plurality of network elements, recovering active faults from each of the plurality of network elements; and after recovering active faults from each of the plurality of network elements, recovering data from each of the plurality of network elements, wherein for each network element it is determined whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; and whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling operations of a network management system on a network comprising a plurality of network elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a weight and a priority to each of a plurality of operations to be performed on the network management system; executing at least one of the plurality of operations based on the weight and priority of the at least one operation, based on the weights and priorities of other operations to be performed, and based on utilization of resources of the network management system by operations that are being executed, wherein the plurality of operations to be executed by the network elements include recovering active faults from each of the plurality of network elements and recovering data from each of the plurality of network elements, and wherein for each network element it is determined whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; and whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A network management system operable to recovering data from a network element comprising:
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circuitry operable to determine whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; circuitry operable to determine whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system, if the data buffer of the network element is valid; circuitry operable to indicate that the data buffer of the network element is out-of-sync with the network management system, if the data buffer of the network element is not valid or if the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system; and circuitry operable to indicate that the data buffer of the network element is in sync with the network management system, if the data buffer of the network element is valid and if the data buffer of the network element does not contains a database change event not received by the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A network management system operable to recover operations of a network comprising a plurality of network elements, the system comprising:
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circuitry operable to log in to each of the plurality of network elements; circuitry operable to recover active faults from each of the plurality of network elements, after logging in to each of the plurality of network elements; and circuitry operable to recover data from each of the plurality of network elements, after recovering active faults from each of the plurality of network elements, wherein for each network element it is determined whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; and
whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A network management system on a network comprising a plurality of network elements, the system comprising:
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circuitry operable to control operations of the network management system by; assigning a weight and a priority to each of a plurality of operations to be performed on the network management system; executing at least one of the plurality of operations based on the weight and priority of the at least one operation, based on the weights and priorities of other operations to be performed, and based on utilization of resources of the network management system by operations that are being executed wherein the plurality of operations to be executed by the network elements include recovering active faults from each of the plurality of network elements and recovering data from each of the plurality of network elements, and wherein for each network element it is determined whether a data buffer of the network element is valid; and
whether the data buffer of the network element contains a database change event not received by the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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