Method and apparatus providing device-initiated network management
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1. A method comprising:
- in a network element;
receiving a first definition of a trigger for the network element, the trigger comprising one or more conditions;
receiving a second definition of report information specifying the type of information to be gathered at the network element, wherein a report is to be created at the network element based on the received second definition and is to be communicated to a management application when at least one condition of the one or more conditions of the trigger is satisfied at the network element, wherein the management application is external to the network element;
determining that the trigger defined by the first definition is satisfied at the network element, and in response thereto, initiating communication of the report created at the network element based on the received second definition to a management application or a management proxy.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for managing a network entity that is initiated by the network entity, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps performed at the network entity of monitoring the network entity; periodically evaluating one or more specified conditions at the managed network entity; when one or more of the specified conditions are satisfied, then gathering specified information from the managed network entity, preparing a message that includes the specified information and the specified conditions that were satisfied, and sending the message to a management point.
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1. A method comprising:
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in a network element; receiving a first definition of a trigger for the network element, the trigger comprising one or more conditions; receiving a second definition of report information specifying the type of information to be gathered at the network element, wherein a report is to be created at the network element based on the received second definition and is to be communicated to a management application when at least one condition of the one or more conditions of the trigger is satisfied at the network element, wherein the management application is external to the network element; determining that the trigger defined by the first definition is satisfied at the network element, and in response thereto, initiating communication of the report created at the network element based on the received second definition to a management application or a management proxy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:
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in a network element; receiving a first definition of a trigger for the network element, the trigger comprising one or more conditions; receiving a second definition of report information specifying the type of information to be gathered at the network element, wherein a report is to be created at the network element based on the received second definition and is to be communicated to a management application when at least one condition of the one or more conditions of the trigger is satisfied at the network element, wherein the management application is external to the network element; determining that the trigger defined by the first definition is satisfied at the network element, and in response thereto, initiating communication of the report created at the network element based on the received second definition to a management application or a management proxy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to the data network for receiving one or more packet flows therefrom; one or more processors; a subsystem that receives a first definition of a trigger for a network element, the trigger comprising one or more conditions; a subsystem that receives a second definition of report information specifying the type of information to be gathered at the network element, wherein a report is to be created at the network element based on the received second definition and is to be communicated to a management application when at least one condition of the one or more conditions of the trigger is satisfied at the network element, wherein the management application is external to the network element; a subsystem that determines that the trigger defined by the first definition is satisfied at the network element, and in response thereto, initiates communication of the created at the network element based on the received second definition to a management application or a management proxy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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