Michael King Short

US Patent:

20060248179, Nov 2, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118846

Inventors:

Michael Short - Orangevale CA, US
Daniel Ford - Granite Bay CA, US
Adrian Cowham - Roseville CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223000

Abstract:

A method and system for event-driven network management. A network management application is configured to detect a network event generated by an external application and to execute an action in response to detecting said network event, wherein the network management application is configurable to receive information describing the network event and the action. The network event is monitored for. In response to detecting the network event, the action is executed.

US Patent:

20080005286, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/477862

Inventors:

Michael E. Short - Roseville CA, US
Daniel E. Ford - Roseville CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709220

Abstract:

Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for providing a command line interface for applying commands to network devices over a network. Embodiments include transmitting a command to a network device and then waiting for the network device to complete execution of the transmitted command before transmitting another command to the network device. In some embodiments, the command line interface will perform a consistency check of the network and/or the network device after the network device has completed execution of the transmitted command.