Patent ID: 8700762

Claim:
A method for monitoring at a management terminal events occurring in a communication network, said communication network comprising a plurality of network elements, said management terminal having a browser adapted to support a web like management graphic interface, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing a monitoring module at one of said plurality of network elements; b) transmitting, from said browser to said monitoring module, a request for monitoring said events, said request including an access token adapted to obtain authorization to access a monitoring channel between said monitoring module and said management terminal; c) at said monitoring module, listening for possible management information relative to said events transmitted from one or more of said plurality of network elements; d) at said monitoring module, each time said management information is received, processing it to generate updating data; and e) at said monitoring module, using said access token for accessing said monitoring channel and, using a real time streaming protocol, automatically opening and using said monitoring channel to transmit said updating data regarding said communication network to said management terminal.