Patent ID: 8917595
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for network management, implemented by a network device comprising a network controller, an application processor, and a managed component external to said network controller, the method comprising: determining, by said network controller, whether network traffic received at the network controller includes a management message; processing, directly by said network controller, the management message when the management message is an Alert Standard Format (ASF) protocol based message; and performing, directly by said network controller, at least a portion of management related operations required for handling said management message in accordance with said ASF protocol, said management related operations comprising configuring said managed component, modifying operations of said managed component, or obtaining information from said managed component; and routing, via a pass-through driver in said network controller, the management message to said application processor for external handling when the management message is a Web Service Management (WS-Management) protocol based message.