Patent ID: 6990518
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing network elements of a network, said system comprising: at least one network element; a centralized management information base; a management processor communicatively coupled to said management information base; at least one gateway communicatively coupled to said management processor, said at least one gateway operable to manage said at least one network element; and at least one object stored in said management infomlation base defining management behavior for managing said at least one network element, said at least one object including a relationship attribute identifying said at least one gateway, wherein said management processor accesses said at least one object stored in said management information base and implements the management behavior defined by said at least one object in accordance with the relationship attribute included in said at least one object by communicating said at least one object to said at least one gateway identified by the relationship attribute of said at least one object, without said at least one gateway actively searching for said at least one object.