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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abhinav Tandon, Bangalore, IN;
Juniper Networks, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include (1) a database that stores management data in connection with a network protocol implemented within a network that includes a plurality of NMSes and (2) a processing unit having access to the database, wherein the processing unit (A) receives, from an NMS within the plurality of NMSes, a request for at least a portion of the management data stored in the database and then, in response to receiving the request from the NMS, (B) retrieves the requested portion of management data from the database, (C) provides the requested portion of management data to the NMS, and (D) provides the requested portion of management data to at least one additional NMS within the plurality of NMSes even though the additional NMS did not initiate the request for the portion of management data. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.