Patent ID: 6052722
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
An automated layered network management system, comprising:a network includinga first layer comprising a plurality of network elements, each of said plurality of network elements comprises a first plurality of objects;a second layer comprising a second plurality of objects; andmeans for providing communication between one of said first plurality of objects and one of said second plurality of objects, wherein intelligence facilitating communication is distributed to said first and second plurality of objects by incorporating intelligence within said first and second plurality of objects, whereby said intelligence enables each of said first and second plurality of objects to proactively initiate at least one of network management and protection actions;wherein a first object of said first plurality of objects in one of said plurality of network elements includes an affected object list, wherein said affected object list identifies objects that are affected by a particular change in state of said first object, wherein said particular change in state is initiated by said first object when said first object determines that a malfunction has occurred in at least one of said plurality of network elements.