Patent ID: 8589589
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for logically grouping Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Bases (MIB), the method comprising: introducing a first table specifying a first MIB overlay; populating the first table with entries, wherein each of the entries includes an object identifier (OID) of a mount point and an OID of a mount target; selecting between existing OIDs and OIDs corresponding to the first MIB overlay; and specifying an agent infrastructure to support an overlay structure for the MIB by: introducing a second table specifying a second MIB overlay; populating the second table with entries, wherein each of the entries in the second table includes an object identifier (OID) of a mount point and an OID of a mount target; selecting between existing OIDs and OIDs corresponding to the second MIB overlay; using the agent infrastructure to support an overlay structure for the second MIB overlay; and substituting other existing OID prefixes with the OIDs corresponding to the second MIB overlay, by the agent, when the second MIB overlay is selected.