Method and arrangement for a modification of network management schema
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating communication network system management in which a virtual network management architecture comprises a virtual reality of modules representing physical network nodes and physical network links of a physical communications network system under management, wherein organization of said virtual modules and information contained in said virtual modules are based on a network management schema representing the physical communications network, the method comprising:
- managing said physical network nodes and said physical network links of the physical communications network by accessing and manipulating said virtual modules;
providing an interface through which said network management schema is modified, wherein said interface comprises a storage function containing created locationMaps and schemaMaps, and wherein a locationMap comprises a unique map identifier, a location indicated by a distinguished name of a managed object instance (MOI) representing a module in a management information base (MIB) and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein a schemaMap comprises a unique map identifier and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein said interface supports asking for a list of locationMaps and schemaMaps, or creating a new locationMap or schemaMap;
modifying said network management schema by reducing the amount of information in said virtual modules; and
using said modified network management schema to manage said physical communication network system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in a communication system in which a network management architecture comprises modules representing a virtual reality of network nodes (24) and network links under management. Organization of said modules and information contained in said modules are based on a pre-determined network management schema, whereby said network nodes (24) and said network links are managed by accessing and manipulating said modules. The network management schema is modified by reducing the amount of information in said modules. Then, the modified network management schema is used for managing said communication network system and thereby facilitating communication network system management.
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1. A method of facilitating communication network system management in which a virtual network management architecture comprises a virtual reality of modules representing physical network nodes and physical network links of a physical communications network system under management, wherein organization of said virtual modules and information contained in said virtual modules are based on a network management schema representing the physical communications network, the method comprising:
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managing said physical network nodes and said physical network links of the physical communications network by accessing and manipulating said virtual modules; providing an interface through which said network management schema is modified, wherein said interface comprises a storage function containing created locationMaps and schemaMaps, and wherein a locationMap comprises a unique map identifier, a location indicated by a distinguished name of a managed object instance (MOI) representing a module in a management information base (MIB) and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein a schemaMap comprises a unique map identifier and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein said interface supports asking for a list of locationMaps and schemaMaps, or creating a new locationMap or schemaMap; modifying said network management schema by reducing the amount of information in said virtual modules; and using said modified network management schema to manage said physical communication network system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. An arrangement for facilitating communication network system management in which a virtual network management architecture comprises virtual modules representing physical network nodes and physical network links of a physical communications network system under management, wherein organization of said virtual modules and information contained in said virtual modules are based on a network management schema representing the physical communications network, whereby said physical network nodes and said physical network links are managed by accessing and manipulating said virtual modules, the arrangement comprising:
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an interface configured to modify said network management schema by reducing the amount of information in said virtual modules, wherein said interface comprises a storage function containing created locationMaps and schemaMaps, and wherein a locationMap comprises a unique map identifier, a location indicated by a distinguished name of a managed object instance (MOI) representing a module in a management information base (MIB) and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein a schemaMap comprises a unique map identifier and schema comprising class definitions corresponding to the distinguished name, and wherein said interface is arranged to support asking for a list of locationMaps and schemaMaps, or creating a new locationMap or schemaMap; and a domain manager configured to use said modified network management schema to manage said physical communication network system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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