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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Open Invention Network Llc, Durham, NC (US);
William Charles Easttom, McKinney, TX (US);
Open Invention Network LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of managing network elements operating on a network. One example method may include transmitting a request to receive at least one activity parameter of a network element operating on the network and monitoring the at least one activity parameter of the network element. The method may include determining whether a usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold usage value and transmitting a corrective function message to the network element responsive to determining that the usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold value. The method may further include performing a corrective function to reduce the usage value of the at least one activity parameter.