A MANAGEMENT AGENT SYSTEM FOR THE SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE NETWORK MANAGERS, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM

摘要

A communication system allows for the separation between the logical, external view of a network manager (10, 12) and the physical, internal view of the communication device (18, 20). A single management agent (108, 110) represents a single network manager (100, 102). The management agent (108, 110) is responsible for interpreting requests from that network manager (100, 102).