Patent ID: 7197012
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for extending performance data collection for a network, comprising: one or more devices corresponding to one or more device types; one or more data sources corresponding to the one or more devices, wherein the one or more data sources performing data collection from the one or more devices; an abstract data module operably connected with the one or more data sources; and a data collector coupled to the abstract data module that performances data collection from the one or more devices using the one or more data sources and the abstract data module, wherein the abstract data module comprises generic characteristics associated with the device types of the one or more devices, a data source comprises specific characteristics associated with the device type of the device corresponding to the data source and the specific characteristics of the data source are combined with the generic characteristics of the abstract data module to allow for performance data collection by the data collector from the device.