METHOD, APPARATUS AND SNMP MESSAGE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM A PLURALITY OF NETWORK ELEMENTS

摘要

A method and apparatus for obtaining information from a plurality of network elements (16) is provided. According to one embodiment, a method for managing a plurality of network elements (16) via a management system (18) comprises joining a first (16[l]), a second (16[2]), and a third (16[3]) network element to a broadcast group (23) associated with a broadcast channel (22), sending a management request (20) message from the management system (18), broadcasting the management request message to the elements in the broadcast group (23), processing the management request message (20) by the first (16[1]), second (16[2]), and third (16[3]) network elements, and sending a management response (28) message from the first network element (16[1]) to the second network element (16[2]).