IP Library Granted Patent US 8,782,210
Granted Patent B2
US 8,782,210 · App. 12/929,924 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Network management control program, network management control device, and network management control method

Inventors: Fumiaki Akazawa (Fukuoka, JP); Hideki Matsuda (Fukuoka, JP); Shingo Hiyama (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,782,210
App. No.
12/929,924
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network management control device includes a link information storing unit that stores information about connections between nodes belonging to respective networks that are controlled by different protocols. The network management control device receives an input of the configuration information about each of the networks. The network management control device then generates combined information between different protocols, based on the information stored in the link information storing unit about connections between nodes and the received network configuration information. After that, the network management control device performs provisioning in accordance with the generated combined information between the different protocols.

Claims (41)

1. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium storing therein a program for network management control causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

first extracting, from a protocol configuration information unit that stores configuration information about each network in a plurality of networks that are controlled by different protocols, a first combination of address information and interface information, the first combination corresponding to a first protocol to be joined;

second extracting, from the protocol configuration information unit, a second combination of address information and interface information, the second combination corresponding to a second protocol to be joined;

specifying, by referring to a link information storing unit that stores information about a connection between nodes belonging to the respective networks, a first node and a second node according to the link information in which the first combination and the second combination are associated with each other;

first generating combined information to join the networks between the different protocols by extracting information from a protocol management information unit that stores protocol management information related to a provisioning which joins the different protocols and the protocol configuration information unit according to a format corresponding to a third combination of the first protocol and the second protocol;

second generating a command which sets a config to join the networks between the different protocols by storing information extracted from the combined information in a template corresponding to the third combination; and

performing the provisioning by executing the command on the first node and the second node.

2. The computer-readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the first extracting includes extracting the first combination from the protocol configuration information unit that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols, and

the second extracting includes extracting the second combination from the protocol configuration information unit that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols.

3. The computer-readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 2 , wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

storing the configuration information into the protocol management information storing unit in accordance with a management location information stored in a location information storing unit that holds management location information indicating a storage location in the protocol management information storage unit in the common format, and storing the configuration information into the protocol configuration information storing unit in accordance with a configuration location information stored in the location information storing unit that holds configuration location information indicating a storage location in the protocol configuration information storage unit in the common format.

4. The computer-readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the second generating includes identifying the template corresponding to the third combination by referring to a command information storing unit that stores a plurality of templates corresponding to protocol to be joined.

5. A network management control method comprising:

first extracting, from a protocol configuration information unit that stores configuration information about each network in a plurality of networks that are controlled by different protocols, a first combination of address information and interface information, the first combination corresponding to a first protocol to be joined;

second extracting, from the protocol configuration information unit, a second combination of address information and interface information, the second combination corresponding to a second protocol to be joined;

specifying, by referring to a link information storing unit that stores information about a connection between nodes belonging to the respective networks, a first node and a second node according to the link information in which the first combination and the second combination are associated with each other;

first generating combined information to join the networks between the different protocols by extracting information from a protocol management information unit that stores protocol management information related to a provisioning which joins the different protocols and the protocol configuration information unit according to a format corresponding to a third combination of the first protocol and the second protocol;

second generating a command which sets a config to join the networks between the different protocols by storing information extracted from the combined information in a template corresponding to the third combination; and

performing the provisioning by executing the command on the first node and the second node.

6. The network management control method according to claim 5 , wherein

the first extracting includes extracting the first combination from the protocol configuration information unit that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols, and

the second extracting includes extracting the second combination from the protocol configuration information unit that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols.

7. The network management control method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

storing the configuration information into the protocol management information storing unit in accordance with a management location information stored in a location information storing unit that holds management location information indicating a storage location in the protocol management information storage unit in the common format, and storing the configuration information into the protocol configuration information storing unit in accordance with a configuration location information stored in the location information storing unit that holds configuration location information indicating a storage location in the protocol configuration information storage unit in the common format.

8. The network management control method according to claim 5 , wherein the second generating includes identifying the template corresponding to the third combination by referring to a command information storing unit that stores a plurality of templates corresponding to protocol to be joined.

9. A network management control apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, wherein the processor executes:

first extracting, from the memory that stores configuration information about each network in a plurality of networks that are controlled by different protocols, a first combination of address information and interface information, the first combination corresponding to a first protocol to be joined;

second extracting, from the memory, a second combination of address information and interface information, the second combination corresponding to a second protocol to be joined;

specifying, by referring to the memory that stores information about a connection between nodes belonging to the respective networks, a first node and a second node according to the link information in which the first combination and the second combination are associated with each other;

first generating combined information to join the networks between the different protocols by extracting information from a protocol management information unit that stores protocol management information related to a provisioning which joins the different protocols and the protocol configuration information unit according to a format corresponding to a third combination of the first protocol and the second protocol;

second generating a command which sets a config to join the networks between the different protocols by storing information extracted from the combined information in a template corresponding to the third combination; and

performing the provisioning by executing the command on the first node and the second node.

10. The network management control apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the first extracting includes extracting the first combination from the memory that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols, and

the second extracting includes extracting the second combination from the memory that stores the configuration information about each network in a format common to the different protocols.

11. The network management control apparatus according to claim 10 , further the processor executes:

storing the configuration information into the memory in accordance with a management location information stored in the memory that holds management location information indicating a storage location in the memory in the common format, and storing the configuration information into the memory in accordance with a configuration location information stored in the memory that holds configuration location information indicating a storage location in the memory in the common format.

12. The network management control apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second generating includes identifying the template corresponding to the third combination by referring to the memory that stores a plurality of templates corresponding to protocol to be joined.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2011
From: AKAZAWA, FUMIAKI; MATSUDA, HIDEKI; HIYAMA, SHINGO
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025895/0152 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-064527 · Mar 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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