Transmitting of configuration items within a network

摘要

A method, system and program product for transmitting configuration item data by a network object within a network. The steps include the network object detecting a change; the network object detecting an amount of traffic within the network; the network object transmitting configuration item data to the network at a level based on the amount of traffic present within the network. If all of the configuration item data was not sent and the network object detects that the amount of network traffic within the network is below a determined amount, the network object transmits remaining configuration item data to the network; and if all configuration item data was sent, returns to the step of the network object detecting a change.

主权项

1. A method of transmitting by a device within a network interconnecting a plurality of devices, a plurality of items of configuration data regarding a change in configuration of a device connected to the network, each item of configuration data being associated with one of a plurality of information levels, the information levels being ordered by a number of items of configuration data associated with the information level, comprising the steps of:
a first device within the network detecting a change in configuration to a second device connected to the network, wherein the change in configuration to the second device comprises at least an addition of the second device to the network, and the change in configuration to the second device generates at least one item of configuration data corresponding to the detected change of the second device in real time, wherein the at least one item of configuration data is associated with at least one information level, the information levels varying by number of included items of configuration data; the first device within the network, detecting an amount of traffic within the network and whether the amount of traffic within the network is below at least one determined amount; the first device determining what information level and items of configuration data are to be transmitted to the network based on the detected amount of traffic within the network, such that the information level and the number of items of configuration data transmitted is greater in number when the amount of network traffic is below the at least one determined amount, and that the number of items of configuration data transmitted is inversely related to the amount of traffic detected by the first device within the network; the first device determining whether an information level and items of configuration data associated with the information level have already been transmitted within the network regarding the detected change in configuration to the second device; if none of the items of configuration data regarding the detected change of the second device were transmitted by the first device to the network, the first device within the network transmitting the most number of items of configuration data associated with information levels regarding the detected change based on the network traffic; if all of the items of configuration data regarding the detected change of the second device were not transmitted by the first device to the network, and the amount of network traffic within the network is below the at least one determined amount, the first device within the network transmitting items of configuration data regarding the detected change of the second device and associated with information levels which were not previously transmitted to the network; and if all of the items of configuration data regarding the detected change of the second device were transmitted to the network, return to the step of the first device within the network detecting the change in configuration.