System and method for topic-based eventing for flexible system management

• US 9,960,928 B1
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pope, Nick George, Andreasen, Flemming S., Wang, Qi, Li, Jerry Liansuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Scott, Mark A
• Application Number:
  US13/543,769
• Time in Patent Office: 2,125 Days
• Field of Search: 709225, 709205, 709206, 709207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP

Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system; creating a plurality of nodes for system management events; and receiving a subscription request for a particular one of the system management events. The particular subscription request and system management event is authenticated and authorized by use of an identifier associated with the particular subscription request and system management event.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a conductor element, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of the conductor element, which is associated with a video system;

receiving a subscription request for a system management event, wherein the subscription request is authenticated and authorized by use of a first identifier of the client;

receiving from a service the system management event at a publish-subscribe Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) node managed by the conductor element;

authenticating and authorizing the system management event using a second identifier of the service; and

forwarding the system management event to the client, based on the first identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the XMPP node is configured based on an event severity level.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding the system management event to a collection node.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the system management event in a persistent storage; and

querying the system management event.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding the system management event to a collection node that forwards the system management event based on a subscription.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a filter at the XMPP node as part of a subscription to limit an event from notifying the client.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a filter at an event generator as part of a subscription to limit an event from notifying the XMPP node.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the system management event is received from an application, and the client is to perform one or more load-balancing operations based on the system management event.

9. Logic, encoded in one or more non-transitory media, that includes instructions for execution and, when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations comprising:

establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system;

receiving a subscription request for a system management event, wherein the subscription request is authenticated and authorized by use of a first identifier of the client;

receiving from a service the system management event at a publish-subscribe Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) node managed by the conductor element;

authenticating and authorizing the system management event using a second identifier of the service; and

forwarding the system management event to the client, based on the first identifier.

10. The logic of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

forwarding the system management event to a collection node.

11. The logic of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

storing the system management event in a persistent storage; and

querying the system management event.

12. The logic of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

forwarding the system management event to a collection node that forwards the system management event based on a subscription.

13. The logic of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

providing a filter at the XMPP node as part of a subscription to limit an event from notifying the client.

14. The logic of claim 9, wherein the system management event is received to perform one or more load-balancing operations.

15. A conductor element, comprising:

a memory element configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory element, wherein the apparatus is configured to

establish a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of the conductor element, which is associated with a video system;

receive a subscription request for a system management event, wherein the subscription request is authenticated and authorized by use of a first identifier of the client,

receive from a service the system management event at a publish-subscribe Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) node managed by the conductor element,

authenticate and authorize the system management event using a second identifier of the service, and

forward the system management event to the client, based on the first identifier.

16. The conductor element of claim 15, wherein the XMPP node is configured based on an event severity level.

17. The conductor element of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further configured to flag the system management event as persistent such that the system management event is stored in a persistent storage.

18. The conductor element of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further configured to forward the system management event to a collection node that forwards the system management event based on a subscription.

19. The conductor element of claim 15, wherein the conductor element creates a node based on a service or a system management event.

20. The conductor element of claim 15, wherein the conductor element receives from the client a specification of a filter.