Patent ID: 7925768

Claim:
A network for adapting a network management protocol for various transmission protocols, the network comprising: a storage device storing a set of translation rules for translating between (i) a network element operating terminology based on a first network communications transmission protocol and the network management protocol and (ii) a network managing terminology based on one of a synchronous optical network protocol and a synchronous digital hierarchy network protocol and the network management protocol; a network element operating as a first network communications transmission protocol node in a communications network to coordinate communications traffic between the network element and other network devices in the communications network based on the network element operating terminology, and providing a generated input string based on the network managing terminology network managing terminology for use within the network element and between the network element and a network management device for operations, administration, and maintenance of the network element; and the network management device in communication with the storage device and in communication with the network element to receive the generated input string, the network management device comprising a user interface and a translator performing translations based on the set of translation rules accessed through the storage device, wherein the translator receives the generated input string to provide to the user interface a translated input string in the network element operating terminology, and the user interface receives the translated input string from the translator and provides a presentation in the network element operating terminology based on the translated input string.