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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Manohar Naidu Ellanti, Fremont, CA (US);
Harinder Singh, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Langlois, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ashok Ganesan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Manohar Naidu Ellanti, Fremont, CA (US);
Harinder Singh, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Langlois, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ashok Ganesan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A managed network element is partitioned into one or more virtual network elements. The managed network element may be partitioned based on physical components or services provided by that network element. Each virtual network element is then provided a respective agent to monitor and manage its portion of the managed network element.