Appeal No. 96-3368 Page 3 Application No. 07/735,020 a syntax analyzer for analyzing formal-description managed object definitions according to syntax rules and transforming the formal-description managed object definitions into transformed definitions which can be translated into machine instructions; means for establishing reference relationships between said formal- description managed object definitions; verification means for verifying the transformed definitions against said established reference relationships and producing verified definitions; output means for receiving the verified definitions and applying part of the verified definitions as feedback to the verification means to allow the verification means to perform verification on the transformed definitions against said feedback; definitions entry means for receiving the verified definitions from the verification means as received definitions and separating the received definitions into OSI-based definitions and non-OSI-based definitions; OSI-based definitions storage means coupled to the definitions entry means for storing said OSI-based definitions; non-OSI-based definitions storage means coupled to the definitions entry means for storing said non-OSI-based definitions; and control means responsive to the request from the central management station for making a search through the stored OSI-based definitions to determine the executability of said request, reading a non-OSI- based definition from said non-OSI-based definitions storage means if said request is determined to be executable, and making access to the remote- station memory or transmitting a request to one of said network nodes in accordance with the non-OSI-based definition.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007