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Method and apparatus for policy-based alarm notification in a distributed network management environment
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 1999-05-10
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2019-05-10
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method for receiving alarms from multiple network management servers and applying a plurality of policy-based filters to the alarms. The filters may be named and stored in a database, and application of the policy-based filters may be scheduled for different times. The same policy-based filters may be applied to one or more multiple network management applications. The invention allows greater control over which alarms get reported to network management applications and provides a means to ensure consistency of reported alarms across multiple network management applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell Arrowsmith
- 👤 William Tracy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/06; H04L41/0604; H04L41/0622; H04L41/04; H04L41/042; H04L41/08; H04L41/0893; H04L41/0894; H04L41/0895; H04L41/16; H04L41/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of alarm notification comprising the steps of: (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers; (b) creating, in response to a user action, a plurality of policy-based filters; and (c) applying the policy-based filters to the received alarms, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to at least one network management application.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of alarm notification comprising the steps of: (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers; (b) creating, in response to a user action, a plurality of policy-based filters; and (c) applying the policy-based filters to the received alarms, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to at least one network management application.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the creating step includes creating a plurality of filters comprising a policy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: each filter comprises at least one filter parameter; and the applying step comprises performing a logical AND of all parameters within one filter and performing a logical OR between all filters within one policy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 3, wherein: the generating step includes specifying real-time values of each filter parameter in the alarm notification.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the creating step includes storing a policy name and at least one associated network management application in a database accessible to all servers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the creating step includes assigning a tag to each filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 6, wherein: the generating step includes specifying the tag for the filter which the alarm passed in the alarm notification.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the creating step includes storing the filters in a database.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the generating step further includes specifying a user name in the alarm notification to enable an application which receives the alarm notification to notify a user having the specified user name.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the creating step includes scheduling the creating to occur at a specified time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising: (d) following resolution of an alarm, forwarding an alarm clear message to the at least one network management application.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the creating step includes assigning the same filters to multiple network management applications.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the creating step is performed by a user via a graphical user interface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the generating step includes generating an alarm notification which contains information about the device which generated the alarm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising: the at least one network management application generating an alarm clear message and forwarding the same to the network management server which generated the alarm.
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