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US Patent 6008805 - Method and apparatus for providing multiple management interfaces to a network device
US Patent Issued on December 28, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 19, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 19, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA method and apparatus for managing a network access device is provided. Embedded within the access device are three distinct software layers. The first layer is a combined text-interface generator and Hypertext Transport Protocol client. The second layer is a combined Hypertext Transport Protocol server and Simpler Network Management Protocol manager. The third layer is a Simple Network Management Protocol agent that has direct access to the configuration data of the access device. A user can manage the device through the embedded text-interface generator, by using an external HTTP client to communicate with the embedded HTTP server, or by using an external SNMP manager to communicate with the embedded SNMP agent. Techniques are disclosed for embedding SNMP information in messages passed between HTTP clients and servers.Other References
| InventorsApplicationNo. 684130 filed on 07/19/1996ExaminersPrimary: Sax, StevenAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References5657390, Secure socket layer application program apparatus and methodIssued on: 08/12/1997 Inventor: Elgamal, et al.5742762, Network management gateway Issued on: 04/21/1998 Inventor: Scholl, et al.5784597, Communications network system including acknowledgement indicating successful receipt of request for reserved communication slots and start time for said reserved communication slots Issued on: 07/21/1998 Inventor: Chiu, et al.5787483High-speed data communications modem Issued on: 07/28/1998 Inventor: Jam, et al. Foreign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 003/00353-355 |
