Power over Ethernet Component Modeling via Common Information Model
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE) components and services in an enterprise environment is challenging due to the need for an efficient inventory of assets and querying status/capabilities, which is not effectively addressed by existing technologies.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for modeling PoE components using a common profile model, enabling remote agents to query and configure PoE components through a common information model (CIM) and web services protocol stack, facilitating efficient management and power requests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional PoE management methods are used, then PoE components can be managed, but the inventory and querying process is inefficient and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal PoE component model that can represent multiple types of PoE devices (PDs and PSEs) through a common information model. This unified model enables standardized querying and management operations across diverse PoE components, improving management efficiency while reducing complexity through consistent interfaces and protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms PoE component management by changing the representation parameters from device-specific formats to a standardized common information model with defined attributes and relationships. This parameter transformation enables efficient inventory management and querying through uniform data structures and standardized access methods.
2Ease of operation
If a common information model is implemented, then remote querying and configuration becomes efficient, but the initial system setup and standardization effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining the common information model structure, attributes, and relationships before deployment. The PoE component model with its standardized classes and properties is established in advance, enabling immediate efficient querying and configuration operations without requiring ad-hoc model creation during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The common information model serves as an intermediary layer between the diverse PoE components and the management system. This standardized model translates various PoE device types into a unified representation, simplifying remote management operations while abstracting away the underlying device-specific complexities.
3Loss of time
If PoE components are inventoried and configured remotely, then administrative burden is reduced, but the need for standardized protocols and models increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal web services protocol stack that can handle multiple PoE management operations (inventory, querying, configuration, monitoring) through standardized web service interfaces. This unified protocol approach reduces administrative time by enabling remote operations while managing complexity through standardized interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where the common information model provides structured responses to management queries, enabling automated inventory and configuration operations. The standardized model returns consistent data formats that facilitate automated processing, reducing administrative time while the feedback loop helps manage system complexity through predictable interactions.
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AI summary
A system and method for modeling a power over Ethernet component using a common information model. With the profiling of components based on the common information model, a remote agent can query status/capabilities or configure a power over Ethernet component based on messaging that is consistent with a power over Ethernet common information model schema.