Managed object version identification
First Claim
1. A method for determining a publication version supported by a network element, for execution by a Network Management System node managing a hierarchical arrangement of network elements, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a version map message from an external node, the version map message containing a list of entries, each entry including an identifier of a network element, a version of a standard publication supported by the network element, and an inheritability indicator, wherein the inheritability indicator indicates if the version of the standard publication supported by the network element is also supported by network elements that are inferior to the network element in the hierarchical arrangement;
selecting a first network element from the hierarchical arrangement for processing;
comparing the selected first network element with the list of entries in the received version map message;
in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identifying a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement;
determining that the identified second network element has a corresponding entry in the received version map message;
determining that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element in accordance with checking an inheritability indicator associated with the second network element in the received version map message; and
storing the determined version of the standard publication with an identifier of the first network element.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a version of a standard publication that is supported by a network element are provided. Version map information is requested and received from an external node in a managed network, including publication identifiers for at least one of the network elements. Each network element identified in the version map has an associated publication version and an indication of if the publication can be applicable to its directly or indirectly inferior nodes in the hierarchical instance tree. If a particular network element does not have a corresponding publication identifier in the received version map information, it can be determined if the network element can use the publication identifiers of a superior network element in the hierarchy.
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1. A method for determining a publication version supported by a network element, for execution by a Network Management System node managing a hierarchical arrangement of network elements, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a version map message from an external node, the version map message containing a list of entries, each entry including an identifier of a network element, a version of a standard publication supported by the network element, and an inheritability indicator, wherein the inheritability indicator indicates if the version of the standard publication supported by the network element is also supported by network elements that are inferior to the network element in the hierarchical arrangement; selecting a first network element from the hierarchical arrangement for processing; comparing the selected first network element with the list of entries in the received version map message; in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identifying a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement; determining that the identified second network element has a corresponding entry in the received version map message; determining that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element in accordance with checking an inheritability indicator associated with the second network element in the received version map message; and storing the determined version of the standard publication with an identifier of the first network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Network Management System node comprising a communication interface, a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the Network Management System node is operative to:
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receive, at the communication interface, a version map message from an external node, the version map message containing a list of entries, each entry including an identifier of a network element, a version of a standard publication supported by the network element, and an inheritability indicator, wherein the inheritability indicator indicates if the version of the standard publication supported by the network element is also supported by network elements that are inferior to the network element in the hierarchical arrangement; select a first network element from a hierarchical arrangement of network elements; compare the selected first network element with the list of entries in the received version map message; in response to determining that the selected first network element does not have a corresponding entry in the received version map message, identify a second network element that is superior to the first network element in the hierarchical arrangement; determine that the identified second network element has a corresponding entry in the received version map message; determine that the first network element supports a version of a standard publication associated with the second network element in accordance with checking an inheritability indicator associated with the second network element in the received version map message; and store the determined version of the standard publication with an identifier of the first network element in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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