Charles Shih

US Patent:

54148120, May 9, 1995

Filed:

Aug 26, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/296990

Inventors:

Michael J. Filip - Saratoga CA
Kathy L. Karunungan - Rome, IT
Jeffrey C. Kramer - Apple Valley MN
Lucille C. Lee - Rome, IT
Danielle L. Moore - Rome, IT
Charles C. Shih - Mountain View CA
Jaroslaw J. Sydir - Campbell CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1500
G06F 1540
G06F 15403

US Classification:

395200

Abstract:

An object-oriented, hierarchical model of a computer network layered communications subsystem is implemented in a configuration database subsystem to create and maintain a configuration database and to provide configuration data to the layered communications subsystem. The layered communications subsystem is represented by a set of defined object classes, each object class corresponding to one or more functions defined at each of the communications subsystem layers, the object classes being related in a hierarchical relationship which preserves the functional relationship among the various functions in the various layers making up the layered communications subsystem. The configuration database subsystem provides a user interface for command and data input, a configuration support module which implements command processing, validation and object support programs which execute the input commands and allow a configuration database to be built and maintained while ensuring the integrity of the configuration data and the hierarchical relationship, and a database for storing the configuration database.