Patent ID: 7917947

Claim:
A network management system for providing secure communication between a plurality of clients, said network management system comprising: a network management server which comprises network management software, and is coupled to each of said clients, operable for managing the communication between said clients, for updating a topology change of said network management system, and for notifying a client of said clients about said topology change based on a received network element change notification message; and a plurality of secured communication channels established by said network management server and comprising a first secured communication channel between said network management server and a first client of said clients and a second secured communication channel between said network management server and a second client of said clients, such that said first and second clients are enabled to securely communicate with each other through said network management server over said first and second secured communication channels, and wherein said notified client is able to securely transmit a message regarding said updated topology change to the other client over said established secured communication channels.