Patent ID: 6058420
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A system used to manage a network by monitoring at least one interface of said network, comprising:(a) a poller in communication with said at least one interface of said network, said poller continuously checks said at least one interface of said network by continuously sending out a poller query message to said at least one interface of said network, said poller suspects a first interface of said at least one interface of failing when said poller does not receive a poller reply message in response to said query messages from said first interface within a first time period;(b) a server in communication with said poller, said poller sends an alert signal to said server notifying said server that said first interface of said at least one interface may be failing when said poller suspects said first interface of said at least one interface is failing, after receiving said alert signal said server sends out at least one server query signal to said first interface, which said server monitors to determine whether said first interface replies to said at least one server query signal by sending at least one server reply message, said server evaluates said at least one server reply message to determine whether said first interface is failing; and(c) a database, said server in communication with said database, said database containing information concerning said at least one interface of said network, when said server determines said first interface is failing, said server pulls first information concerning said first interface and sends an alarm signal with first information to client applications modules.