Patent ID: 7574431
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting and controlling remote data using a Management Information Base (MIB) in a computer device adapted to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), the computer device having a processor to communicate with a remote device, the MIB comprising: at least one message construct to communicate with a remote managed device, including a read message construct to read a data element from the remote device, the read message construct having a plurality of entries that define a constrained attribute set for an object in the remote device, wherein the object in the remote device has a device-specific communication protocol, wherein the plurality of entries includes: wherein, to manage the constrained attribute set, the MIB communicates with a network manager using SNMP and communicates with the remote device using the device protocol compatible message construct.