Patent ID: 6189038
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A generic notifications framework system for enhancing operation of a management station on a network by integrating information from different management protocols, comprising:a translator connected to said network to receive event data elements corresponding with different management protocols from said network, said translator configured to translate said event data elements into respective canonical data structures, said translator configured to selectively extract attribute data from some, but not all of, said event data elements by examination of a native protocol data unit associated with said event data elements, each of said canonical data structures having an attribute data field with said attribute data, if extracted, and a protocol data unit field with said native protocol data unit, said attribute data comprising at least type and length data; anda generic notifications framework connected to said translator to receive said canonical data structure, said framework configured to selectively route said canonical data structures to consumer components by forwarding canonical data structures having predefined attribute fields to corresponding consumer components, said generic notifications framework capable of permitting said consumer components to register to receive said canonical data structures having a particular attribute field.