Method for event management

• US 20030172151A1
• Filed: 03/08/2002
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Schade, Hendrik
• Granted Patent: US 7,136,916 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

In a method for configuring a network of managed objects with a set of templates comprising event detection criteria in the context of network monitoring, a new template, which comprises at least one event detection criterion associated with a type of managed object, is developed. The new template, including a specific identifier, is stored on a table of a database which has a plurality of tables, of which each table corresponds to a type of managed object within the network. Each table contains at least one previously developed template, which includes a specific identifier and comprises at least one event detection criterion corresponding to the relevant type of managed object. After that, a set of templates which comprises the new template and at least one previously developed template is defined, so that the set of templates contains at least one template from among each table. Finally, the network is updated, so that each managed object contains the relevant template from the set of templates.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

developing a new template which comprises at least one event detection criterion associated with a type of managed object;

storing said new template, including a specific identifier, on a table of a database;

said database containing a plurality of tables of which each table corresponds to a type of managed object from among a plurality of types of managed objects;

said plurality of tables comprises said table on which said new template is stored; and

each of said tables containing at least one previously developed template which includes a specific identifier and comprises at least one event detection criterion corresponding to the relevant type from among said plurality of types of managed objects;

defining a set of templates which comprises said new template and at least one of said previously developed templates, so that said set of templates contains at least one template of each of said tables from among said plurality of tables;

updating a network which is comprised of managed objects being of the type of said plurality of types of managed objects, so that each managed object of said network contains the relevant template from said set of templates.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising, before the step of updating said network, the step of testing said set of templates on a test-network which simulates said network.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising a Revision Control System (RCS) as said database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said specific identifiers are version numbers;

templates stored on a specific table of said plurality of tables being identifiable according to their related said version numbers; and

said set of templates defined by choosing said templates according to their said version numbers.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising monitoring said network with an agent-manager network management system;

and

updating said network by configuring agents which reside on said managed objects of said network with said relevant templates of said set of templates.

6. The method of claim 1, employing at least one type of medical device as a type of managed object from among said plurality of types of managed objects.

7. A method, comprising the steps of.

defining a set of templates from among a plurality of templates according to version numbers of templates from among said plurality of templates;

said plurality of templates being stored on tables of a database;

each of said tables corresponding to a specific type of managed object; and

each of said templates containing at least one event detection criterion corresponding to its relevant specific type of managed object; and

configuring managed objects which relate to said tables of said database and are at least a part of a network, so that each of said managed objects is configured with its relevant template from said set of templates.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising, before the step of configuring said managed objects, the step of testing said set of templates on a test-network which simulates said network.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said managed objects are configured by configuring agents which reside on said managed objects and communicate with a manager residing on a Network Management Station connected to said network.

10. The method of claim 7, comprising, before the step of defining said set of templates, the steps of:

developing a new template; and

storing said new template, including a specific version number assigned to said new template, on said database.

11. The method of claim 7, employing a type of medical device as said specific type of managed object.