WO2008063895A3 - Automatic configuration of network elements based on service contract definitions - Google Patents

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WO2008063895A3
WO2008063895A3 PCT/US2007/083994 US2007083994W WO2008063895A3 WO 2008063895 A3 WO2008063895 A3 WO 2008063895A3 US 2007083994 W US2007083994 W US 2007083994W WO 2008063895 A3 WO2008063895 A3 WO 2008063895A3
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Mark Henrik Sandstrom
Chad Arron Smith
Michael Geoffrey Kliza
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Mark Henrik Sandstrom
Chad Arron Smith
Michael Geoffrey Kliza
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/50—Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
    • H04L41/5003—Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/50—Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0803—Configuration setting
    • H04L41/0806—Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/085—Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history
    • H04L41/0853—Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
    • H04L41/0856—Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information by backing up or archiving configuration information
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/22—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

An integrated telecom network service management system (SMS) enables automatic configuration of network elements (NEs) of a given network service contact based on commercial contract parameters entered via a GUI by the SMS user. The GUI of the SMS allows contract entry based on discrete contract parameter selector menus, causing the electronic contract definition files to be of predefined format of parameters within predefined range of discrete values. Moreover, the NEs are configured via binary control files formed of a predefined array of NE control register values, which are automatically computed by the SMS software based on the associated contract definition file. The NEs automatically copy from the SMS to their local memories their respective binary control files, based on which the NEs are configured to operate according to their network service contract applications.
PCT/US2007/083994 2006-11-16 2007-11-07 Automatic configuration of network elements based on service contract definitions WO2008063895A2 (en)

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