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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Earle West, Morganville, NJ (US);
Brian D. Freeman, Farmingdale, NJ (US);
Irene M. Shannon, Freehold, NJ (US);
Bryan Patrick Sokolik, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Salvatore Talamo, Matawan, NJ (US);
Robert Urbina Velazquez, Antioch, CA (US);
Chesla C. Wechsler, Shrewsbury, NJ (US);
Earle West, Morganville, NJ (US);
Brian D. Freeman, Farmingdale, NJ (US);
Irene M. Shannon, Freehold, NJ (US);
Bryan Patrick Sokolik, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Salvatore Talamo, Matawan, NJ (US);
Robert Urbina Velazquez, Antioch, CA (US);
Chesla C. Wechsler, Shrewsbury, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to control network element management traffic are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to process an element management system (EMS) query message includes a receiver to receive the EMS query message from a managed network element, the EMS query message being redirected from an EMS server, a responder to select a pre-determined response to the EMS query message and discard EMS information contained in the EMS query message, wherein the pre-determined response is to delay the managed network element from resending the EMS query message to the EMS server for a time period, and a transmitter to send the pre-determined response to the managed network element.