Method and apparatus for collecting management information on a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for collecting management information on a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, by a computer-implemented management station on the communication network, a network technology independent high-level health indicator from a managed network element, the network technology independent high-level health indicator being computed from at least one of a technology independent intermediate-level health indicator and a technology independent raw health indicator, the technology independent intermediate-level health indicator and technology independent raw health indicator being computed values derived from technology dependent raw measurements associated with performance of the network taken by the managed network element, and technology dependent computed measurements computed from the technology dependent raw measurements taken by the managed network element; and
if details of the technology independent high-level health indicator are required, obtaining by the computer-implemented management station, the technology independent intermediate-level health indicator or the technology independent raw health indicator that was used to compute the technology independent high-level health indicator.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting management information on a communication network enables universal health indicators to be defined so that management information may be presented to a network operator on a management station. The universal health indicators may be defined in a top-down manner such that the definitions of the health indicators may be used across multiple network elements without changing the health indicator definitions. The health indicators may be organized in a tree-like hierarchical structure to enable additional information to be obtained about the health of the reporting network element in a predictable and organized fashion. Network element raw measurements and computed measurements are used to provide data to the health indicators, and are selected on a network technology type or MIB type basis to enable the same health indicators to be supported by multiple network technology types.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for collecting management information on a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, by a computer-implemented management station on the communication network, a network technology independent high-level health indicator from a managed network element, the network technology independent high-level health indicator being computed from at least one of a technology independent intermediate-level health indicator and a technology independent raw health indicator, the technology independent intermediate-level health indicator and technology independent raw health indicator being computed values derived from technology dependent raw measurements associated with performance of the network taken by the managed network element, and technology dependent computed measurements computed from the technology dependent raw measurements taken by the managed network element; and if details of the technology independent high-level health indicator are required, obtaining by the computer-implemented management station, the technology independent intermediate-level health indicator or the technology independent raw health indicator that was used to compute the technology independent high-level health indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of utilizing technology independent health indicators to collect health information from network elements of diverse technologies, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, by a management system, a plurality of technology independent high-level health indicators; determining, by the management system, a set of technology independent raw health indicators required to compute each of the high-level health indicators; and for each technology, determining by the management system, a set of at least one of technology dependent computed measurements and technology dependent raw measurements required to compute the set of technology independent raw health indicators; and instructing, by the management system, network elements utilizing each technology to make the technology dependent raw measurements and compute the technology dependent computed measurements to enable the technology independent raw heath indicators and the technology independent high-level health indicators to be computed by the network element or management system. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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