A system and method for generic and dynamic mapping of managed object metadata.
The data to be mapped may include type information about an attribute, action,
or notification of a managed object. The first data type is entered into the mapping
system, and then a corresponding second data type is determined and returned. In
this manner, data types related to the attributes, events, or other parameters
of managed objects are converted between various data description languages, such
as OMG IDL and ASN1. A single interface is defined to describe substantially all
data types and all managed objects. Having a single object interface for all TMN
managed objects saves significant resources in that there is no need to statically
compile and store separate interfaces for the many objects, which may increase
the scalability of a network management system dramatically.
