394 results about "Network management application" patented technology

A method and apparatus for concurrently displaying from a single window on a network management station the health status of all network devices and objects of a computer network. The network devices may be categorized according to state or device type, as determined by the network manager. The method and apparatus provides a network manager with the ability to determine the current state of network devices and objects within an enterprise network and invoke further actions such as configuration, performance, fault, and security management tasks. The network manager can drag and drop icons from one network management system application window to another network management system application window to obtain fault information about network devices and objects, thus allowing multiple network management system applications to run concurrently on the same network management station. The network manager is further able to add new network devices and objects by dragging site, folder or device icons from one network management system application window to a second network management system application window for displaying the health status of the new devices. The dragged-in devices are added to the appropriate status panes within the second window according to the method of the present invention.

A system includes one or more wireless islands, one or more incident management applications, and one or more message management and routing (MMR) systems. Each MMR systems is configured to act as an intermediary for communication between one of the wireless islands and one or more of the incident management applications. One of the wireless islands includes a radio network. The radio network includes a plurality of remote sensor nodes (RSNs), and a gateway controller. An RSN of the plurality of RSNs is worn by ESS personnel, the gateway controller is mounted to an ESS vehicle, and the RSN is configured to wirelessly communicate with the gateway controller.

A remote management controller is provided for use in conjunction with a managed host computer. The remote management controller exposes a virtual network interface controller, such as a driverless virtual USB network interface controller, to the managed host computer. Through the in-band connection provided by the virtual network interface controller, the remote management controller can communicate with in-band management applications executing on the managed host computer. The managed host computer can also access services executing on the remote management controller through the in-band communications interface. The remote management controller can also enable communication between the management client computer and in-band management applications executing on the managed host computer. The managed host computer can also access an out-of-band communications network between the remote management device and a management client computer.

A method is disclosed for detecting symptoms in a network infrastructure, combining one or more symptoms into a problem, then optionally applying detailed diagnosis to the network elements experiencing the problems, ultimately providing detailed problem determination.

A method is disclosed for collecting, aggregating and monitoring network management information from a plurality of network devices in a network management system. The method utilizes user-definable configuration information that contains an operational specification on what to collect, aggregate and monitor, which can be scheduled at desired times or intervals. The method begins by identifying network devices on the network, then querying and acquiring data in accordance with instructions contained in the operational specification. The method performs transformations and will periodically monitor the data for compliance with specific threshold conditions. Notifications are generated whenever a threshold condition has been met. Data is stored to a database and aggregated to generate trending information. Data stored in the database can be subsequently removed automatically based on aging or other criteria specified by the user. The method renders data to a display for viewing by the user using device-specific GUI attributes.

A data compute node executes (i) a set of tenant applications connected to a third party overlay network, (ii) a set of network manager applications, and (iii) a managed forwarding element that includes a pair of overlay and underlay network virtual adapters. A packet that is received from a network manager application and addressed to an underlay network destination is sent to the underlay network destination address through a physical NIC of the host without network address translation or encapsulation. A packet that is received from a tenant application and addressed to an underlay network destination is subject to SNAT and is sent to the underlay network destination address. A packet that is received from a tenant application and is addressed an overlay destination address is encapsulated with the header of the overlay network and is sent to the overlay network destination address through the underlay virtual adapter.

A document management system applies relevant document analysis, metadata extraction, and business process association algorithms and methodology to automatically and dynamically classify documents for routing, processing, and executing customized business logic. The document management system accepts documents from one or more channels, classifies the document and extracts metadata, executes customized application profiles and triggers business logic associated with the process. The document management system comprises a rules engine to detect and classify unstructured forms as well as structured forms, where the locations of attributes and visual layout are not fixed. The document management system provides automatic linkage between disparate systems that manages documents for the complete execution of a business process.

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for an improved inventory management system. The system supports a medical service provider by interfacing an inventory management application with a database of electronic medical records. In one embodiment, a single graphical user interface interfaces the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, thus providing a simplified, transparent solution as compared to the separate, independent, and non-interfaced systems currently available. By interfacing the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, inventory accuracy may be increased and processing times may be decreased.

The present invention discloses a network device which can access a home network system and perform network communication based on a predetermined protocol, by using a minimum number of resources of an embedded microcontroller The network device communicates with at least one electric device through a network. The network device adopts a protocol consisting of an application layer for processing a message for controlling or monitoring the electric device, a network layer for performing network connection to the electric device, a data link layer for accessing a shared transmission medium, and a physical layer for providing a physical interface with the electric device. The application layer further includes an application sublayer for performing a network management function or managing device information.

A system and method are provided for managing applications over a network between a server system and client computers. In one example, the method involves receiving user login information from a client computer, then accessing on the server system a user profile associated with the login information. The user profile includes a user environment configuration for a client environment. Transport protocols are selected based on the user profile. The transport protocols are protocols for transporting information between the server system and the client computer. The user environment configuration stored on the server system is then synchronized with a client environment configuration on the client computer.

An External Event Processor (EEP) system and method incorporating a separate software component that permits reformatting of received events and transportation of these events to previously registered event consumers is disclosed. The present invention teaches creation of a separate software component to handle event processing and transportation, running within a separate software process. This separate software process has a remote interface utilized by a Network Management application to send events in their most basic form to the External Event Processor (EEP). Subsequently, the EEP performs all other functions that are necessary to convert the supplied even to the proper form and type required by the external event consumers. In addition, the EEP provides the event with Quality of Service (QoS) properties required by external consumers.

A system and method for ontology-enhanced traceability in design and management applications employ ontology nodes embedded in a processor executable traceability link (network) coupling processor executable requirement modules to processor executable engineering object modules to facilitate in all stages of engineering object development. The engineering object development occurs through multiple models of computation, control, and visualization platform networked together via ontology-enhanced traceability mechanism. Processor executable design rule checking module embedded in the design concept nodes creates a pathway for the development process validation and verification at early stages of the object lifecycle. Linking of ontologies/meta-models is performed for the purposes of supporting ontology-enabled traceability across multiple domains.

A system and method to sort attachments in an integrated information management application. The system includes an email agent, and email repository, and an attachment engine. The email agent facilitates organization of email communications within the integrated information management application. The email repository is coupled to the email agent. The email repository stores a plurality of email files and a plurality of email attachments. The email attachments are associated with at least some of the email files. The attachment engine is coupled to the email agent. The attachment engine generates a list of the email attachments within the email repository for visual communication on a display device.