Jennifer L Grace

US Patent:

6965932, Nov 15, 2005

Filed:

Apr 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/838488

Inventors:

Abhay Rajaram - San Jose CA, US
Richard A. Fletcher - San Jose CA, US
Jennifer Lynn Grace - San Jose CA, US
Ron Vered - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

3Com Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709223, 709217

Abstract:

A framework for extending a network management platform, including an object manager that retrieves an entire class hierarchy including any code or other functionality needed to retrieve data about a server or other network device (e. g. , code needed to retrieve actual instances of an object of the class). The object manager holds the object hierarchy and initiates retrieval of actual instances of the object. The class hierarchies are maintained in plug-in type Object Providers. Newly developed network technologies are managed via managed objects defined by class hierarchies held by the Object providers. The Object Provider can be seamlessly installed in an existing extensible network management platform.

US Patent:

7143159, Nov 28, 2006

Filed:

Mar 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/732991

Inventors:

Jennifer Lynn Grace - San Jose CA, US
Ron Vered - Sunnyvale CA, US
Arevig Antablian - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

3Com Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709201, 709217, 709218, 709219, 709223, 715853

Abstract:

NIC collected network statistics are captured by agent devices resident on Host machines of a network. A probe (software or hardware) retrieves the collected statistics from one or more monitored hosts (each host on the network, for example) and places them in RMON MIB and RMON extension MIB formats. The MIB data is retrieved by queries from a data correlation device that then correlates the queried data into useful statistics regarding network traffic. The useful statistics include network traffic in bytes per second for each application, application protocol, hosts, user logon id, etc. for each of the monitored hosts. Different views including a host to host matrix view are provided in a split window display.

US Patent:

8019806, Sep 13, 2011

Filed:

Oct 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/273024

Inventors:

Jennifer Lynn Grace - San Jose CA, US
Nitin A. Mehendale - San Jose CA, US
Shannon L. Kohl - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709202, 709203, 709220, 709223

Abstract:

The invention relates to graphical user interfaces for managing electronic networks, such computer networks, storage area networks (SANs), and the like. Specifically, the invention provides a simplified means of managing large numbers of parameters associated with devices in such networks. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method of displaying devices forming a network. In a first step, a computer system associated with a graphical user interface queries the network to determine what devices are present in the network, and the interconnections of such devices. The results of this determination are stored, as is the time of this determination. Later, a second query is performed and the results are compared to the first query. Symbols representing elements of the network are displayed on the graphical user interface. When changes are detected between the first and second network query, the changes are indicated by altering the manner in which the symbols are displayed that represent the elements of the network that have changed.

US Patent:

20110276888, Nov 10, 2011

Filed:

Jul 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188108

Inventors:

Jennifer Lynn Grace - San Jose CA, US
Nitin A. Mehendale - San Jose CA, US
Shannon L. Kohl - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715736, 709224

Abstract:

The invention relates to graphical user interfaces for managing electronic networks, such computer networks, storage area networks (SANs), and the like. Specifically, the invention provides a simplified means of managing large numbers of parameters associated with devices in such networks. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method of displaying devices forming a network. In a first step, a computer system associated with a graphical user interface queries the network to determine what devices are present in the network, and the interconnections of such devices. The results of this determination are stored, as is the time of this determination. Later, a second query is performed and the results are compared to the first query. Symbols representing elements of the network are displayed on the graphical user interface. When changes are detected between the first and second network query, the changes are indicated by altering the manner in which the symbols are displayed that represent the elements of the network that have changed.

US Patent:

6954786, Oct 11, 2005

Filed:

Dec 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/732977

Inventors:

Ron Vered - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jennifer Lynn Grace - San Jose CA, US
Abhay Rajaram - San Jose CA, US
Arevig Antablian - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

3Com Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709223, 709202

Abstract:

An architecture for a management information system includes a backend that services information requests from a front end. The backend retrieves data from management information base(s) (MIBs) and prepares a response to the information requests. The backend maintains a cache of data recently retrieved from the MIBs and uses the cache to retrieve data, instead of making additional requests to the MIBs. The responses may be prepared from cache data only, MIB data only, or a combination of both. The back end is preferably maintained on a same segment of a network as the MIBs. Multiple MIBs may be queried from the back end, and the backend may coordinate with back ends on other segments of the network.