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Method and apparatus for processing system management messages

  • US 7,653,741 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2007
  • Issued: 01/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing system management messages, the method comprising:

  • determining a throttling policy associated with a network node for throttling system management messages to be sent to a system management server over a network, the throttling policy includinga queue throttling policy defining a first maximum number of system management messages that can be dequeued from a message queue within a burst period, anda send throttling policy defining a second maximum number of the dequeued system management messages that can be sent to the system management server before entering a quiet period during which no system management messages are sent; and

    throttling the system management messages sent to the system management server according to the queue throttling policy and the send throttling policy independently and concurrently.

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