Patent ID: 6225994
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method managing network elements in an object model of a digital communications network having a central network management station and a graphical element manager connected to said central network management station, comprising selecting on one application at a graphical user interface at said central network management station an object common to said central network management station and said element manager, communicating said selection to another application on said element manager by sending a message to said element manager with the aid of a suitable protocol, requesting at said central network management station performance of an operation on said selected object by said element manager, sending a message to the application on said element manager to perform said operation on said selected object, performing said operation on said selected object by said application on said element manager, and sending a message to the application on said central management station to notify said central management station of the completion of said requested operation and update the status of said object at said central management station.