Patent ID: 8533607
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving at a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) server a message that identifies a management information base (MIB) item, the HTTP server being located at a network access device and utilizing a standardized HTTP protocol interface to receive the message from an HTTP client also being located at the network access device, the HTTP server further being enabled to receive a network message from an HTTP client located external to the network access device that identifies the MIB item, the receiving further comprising utilizing an HTTP protocol to receive the message; reading MIB information to determine a type of said MIB item; requesting a current value from a simple network management protocol (SNMP) agent for said MIB item, the SNMP agent being located at the network access device and utilizing a standardized SNMP interface to receive the request, the requesting further comprising utilizing an SNMP protocol to request the current value; automatically generating a hypertext mark-up language (HTML) page at the HTTP server at the network access device which, when decoded by the HTTP client, causes the HTTP client to generate a display that indicates the current value for said MIB item; and transmitting the HTML page to the HTTP client.