Claims
- 1. A method for processing network management data in a network management system which generates events, for presentation in an event list to a user, when event conditions are detected during the monitoring of a network, the method comprising receiving network management data relating to an event condition, and determining whether a predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in a preceding time period.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if it is determined that the predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in the preceding time period, the method further comprises generating a recurring event.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising receiving data relating to a subsequent occurrence of the event condition, and preventing a subsequent event from being presented in the event list to the user.
- 4. A method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising adding a time stamp to the event data of the recurring event, the time stamp indicating the time of the subsequent occurrence of the event condition.
- 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the preceding time period is an immediately preceding predetermined time period.
- 6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein data relating to an event is recorded in an event storage and includes the time of the event, the step of determining whether a predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in a preceding time period comprising: determining the number of equivalent events in the event storage having a time within the predetermined time period, and comparing the determined number with the predetermined number.
- 7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if it is determined that a predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in the preceding time period, the method places one of the equivalent events in a recurring state and prevents the received data relating to the event condition from being presented in the event list to the user.
- 8. A method for processing network management data in a network management system which generates events, for presentation in an event list to a user, when event conditions are detected during the monitoring of a network, the method comprising receiving network management data relating to an event condition; determining whether the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state, and processing the data according to whether the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state.
- 9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state comprises considering whether a recurring event in relation to the event condition is present in the event list, and if so, determining that the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state.
- 10. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, if it is determined that the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state, the method farther comprises determining whether the event condition has occurred more than a first predetermined number of times in a first preceding time period.
- 11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, if it is determined that the event condition has occurred more than the first predetermined number of times in the first preceding time period, the method further comprises preventing the received data relating to the event condition from being presented in the event list to the user.
- 12. A method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising adding to event data of the event in the recurring state the time of the received data relating to the event condition.
- 13. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, if it is determined that the event condition has not occurred more than the first predetermined number of times in the first immediately preceding time period, the method further comprises generating an event for presentation in the event list to the user.
- 14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the generated event is not a recurring event.
- 15. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein if it is determined that the monitored characteristic for the event condition is not in a recurring state, the method further comprises determining whether a second predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in a second preceding time period.
- 16. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein, if it is determined that the second predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in the second preceding time period, the method further comprises generating a recurring event.
- 17. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein, after the step of generating a recurring event, the method further comprises receiving data relating to a subsequent occurrence of the event condition, and preventing a subsequent event from being presented in the event list to the user.
- 18. A method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising, after the step of receiving data relating to a subsequent occurrence of the event condition, adding a time stamp to the event data of the recurring event, the time stamp indicating the time of the subsequent occurrence of the event condition.
- 19. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein, if it is determined that the second predetermined number of equivalent events have not been generated in the second preceding time period, the method further comprises generating an event for presentation in the event list to the user.
- 20. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first and/or second preceding time period is an immediately preceding predetermined time period.
- 21. A computer readable medium including a computer program for carrying out the method as defined in claim 1.
- 22. A computer program for processing network management data in a network management system which generates events, for presentation in an event list to a user, when event conditions are detected during the monitoring of a network, the program comprising a program step receiving network management data relating to an event condition for determining whether a predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in a preceding time period.
- 23. A network management apparatus for monitoring a network and for processing network management data and generating events, for presentation in an event list to a user, when event conditions are detected, the apparatus comprising a processor for receiving network management data relating to an event condition, and for determining whether a predetermined number of equivalent events have been generated in a preceding time period
- 24. A network management apparatus for monitoring a network and for processing network management data and generating events, for presentation in an event list to a user, when event conditions are detected, the apparatus comprising a processor for receiving network management data relating to an event condition and for determining whether the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state, and processing the data according to whether the monitored characteristic for the event condition is in a recurring state.
Priority Claims (1)
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0104872.7 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The following patent applications filed concurrently herewith are related to the present application and are incorporated herein by reference:
[0002] U.S. Patent application (Attorney Reference 3COM3584) entitled “Processing Network Events to Reduce the Number of Events to be Displayed”;
[0003] U.S. Patent application (Attorney Reference MBHB01-494) entitled “Network Management Apparatus and Method for Determining Network Events”, and
[0004] U.S. Patent Application (Attorney Reference MBHB01-493) entitled “Network Management Apparatus and Method for Processing Events associated with Device Reboot”.