Method of performing a network management transaction using a web-capable agent
First Claim
1. A method of performing a network management transaction between a network device having a network management agent installed thereon and a remote device having a browser installed thereon, the method comprising:
- propagating a functions list of network management functions supported by the network management agent from the network management agent to the remote device;
receiving a network management request at the network management agent from the remote device, the network management request specifying only network management functions included within the functions list;
performing a specific network management function, specified within the network management request, relating to the network device; and
propagating data concerning the specific network management function from the network management agent to the remote device in a format capable of display by the browser.
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Abstract
A method of performing a network management transaction between a network device, having a network management agent installed thereon, and a remote device, having a web-browser installed thereon, is described. The method involves firstly performing a network management function relating to the network device. Data concerning the network management function is then propagated from the agent to the remote device in a format capable of display by the browser. More specifically, a document is propagated from the agent to the remote device for display by the browser, the document incorporating the data concerning the network management function. The document may be an HTML document. Alternatively, the data may be propagated in a format for display by the browser under the direction of an application program resident of the remote device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of performing a network management transaction between a network device having a network management agent installed thereon and a remote device having a browser installed thereon, the method comprising:
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propagating a functions list of network management functions supported by the network management agent from the network management agent to the remote device; receiving a network management request at the network management agent from the remote device, the network management request specifying only network management functions included within the functions list; performing a specific network management function, specified within the network management request, relating to the network device; and propagating data concerning the specific network management function from the network management agent to the remote device in a format capable of display by the browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a network device, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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propagating a functions list of network management functions, supported by a network management agent resident on the network device, from the network device to a remote device; performing a specific network management function relating to the network device, the specific network management function being specified within a network management request received from the remote device and the network management request specifying only network management functions included within the functions list; and propagating data concerning the specific network management function from the network device to a remote device in a format capable of display by a browser resident on the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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