Patent ID: 7246354

Claim:
A system for relaying information relating to changes in electronic architecture configurations, the system comprising: an electronic hardware component; a plurality of Electronic Management Systems (EMS) in communication with the electronic hardware component, wherein each of the plurality of EMS receives a notification signal transmitted by the electronic hardware component to each of the plurality of EMS when a physical change has been made in the electronic hardware component, wherein at least one EMS has a form of transmission language distinct from another EMS; a notification listener device in communication with each of the plurality of EMS, wherein the notification listener device is external to each of the plurality of EMS and receives the notification signal from each of the plurality of EMS and translates the notification signal into a CORBA format, wherein the notification listener device further comprises a software interface wall comprising one or more software plugs of which a plug corresponds to the electronic hardware component and receives notification signals from the electronic hardware component, wherein the notification listener device has an internal adapter corresponding to each of the different forms of transmission language of the plurality of EMS; a Network Management System (NMS) in communication with the notification listener device, wherein the NMS receives the translated notification signal that indicates information about the physical change in the electronic hardware component; and a CORBA access server, wherein the CORBA access server functions as a gateway to the NMS whereby the CORBA access server controls and filters the translated notification signal from the notification listener device.