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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: 2000-05-15
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Granted: 2002-04-16
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Expires: 2020-05-15
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 01:35
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: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of alarm notification comprising actions of: (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers; (b) assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications; and (c) applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and for the alarms which pass the filters, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to the associated network management application.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of alarm notification comprising actions of: (a) receiving alarms from multiple network management servers; (b) assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications; and (c) applying the assigned policy-based filters to the alarms and for the alarms which pass the filters, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to the associated network management application.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning includes assigning a plurality of filters comprising a policy to the associated network management application.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein: each filter comprises at least one filter parameter; and the action of applying 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
23 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein: the action of generating includes specifying real-time values of each filter parameter in the alarm notification.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein: the action of assigning includes storing a policy name and the associated applications in a database accessible to all servers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning includes assigning a tag to each filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein: the action of generating includes specifying the tag for the filter which the alarm passed in the alarm notification.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning includes storing the filters in a database.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of generating further includes specifying a user name in the alarm notification to enable the application which receives the alarm notification to notify a user having the specified user name.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning includes scheduling the assigning to occur at a specified time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: (d) following resolution of an alarm, forwarding an alarm clear message to the associated network management applications.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning includes assigning the same filters to multiple associated network management applications.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of assigning is performed by a user via a graphical user interface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the action of generating includes generating an alarm notification which contains information about the device which generated the alarm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 , further comprising: one or more of the network management applications generating an alarm clear message and forwarding the same to the network management server which generated the alarm.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
84 words
An apparatus for alarm notification comprising: a database of policy-based filters; a user interface for assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications; a processor and a memory device containing a program of instructions for the processor which instructions include: means for receiving alarms from a plurality of network management servers; means for applying policy-based filters to the alarms and generating an alarm notification for those alarms which pass the filters; and means for forwarding the alarm notification to the associated network management applications.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
84 words
An apparatus for alarm notification comprising: a database of policy-based filters; a user interface for assigning policy-based filters to associated network management applications; a processor and a memory device containing a program of instructions for the processor which instructions include: means for receiving alarms from a plurality of network management servers; means for applying policy-based filters to the alarms and generating an alarm notification for those alarms which pass the filters; and means for forwarding the alarm notification to the associated network management applications.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
58 words
A method for performing alarm notification comprising: (a) receiving a plurality of alarms from a plurality of 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 plurality of alarms, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to at least one management application.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
58 words
A method for performing alarm notification comprising: (a) receiving a plurality of alarms from a plurality of 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 plurality of alarms, generating an alarm notification and forwarding the same to at least one management application.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 17 , wherein the action of creating includes creating a plurality of filters comprising a policy.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein each filter comprises at least one filter parameter, and the action of applying comprises performing a logical AND of all parameters within one filter and performing a logical OR between all filters within one policy.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 19 , wherein the action of generating includes specifying real-time values of each filter parameter in the alarm notification.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of creating includes storing a policy name and at least one associated management application in a database accessible to all servers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 17 , wherein the action of creating includes assigning a tag to each filter.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 22 , wherein the action of generating includes specifying the tag for the filter which the alarm passed in the alarm notification.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of creating includes storing the filters in a database.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of generating 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 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of creating includes scheduling the creating to occur at a specified time.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 18 , further comprising an action of (d) following resolution of an alarm, forwarding an alarm clear message to the at least one management application.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of creating includes assigning the same filters to multiple management applications.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of creating is performed by a user via a graphical user interface.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the action of generating includes generating an alarm notification which contains information about the device which generated the alarm.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 18 , further comprising the at least one management application generating an alarm clear message and forwarding the same to the management server which generated the alarm.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 17 , wherein the plurality of management servers are network management servers.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one management application includes at least one network management application.
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