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Life cycle network management system for performing life cycle and maintenance management of distributed network devices

  • US 10,700,917 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2018
  • Issued: 06/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A life cycle network management system for performing life cycle and/or maintenance management of distributed network devices of a network, said life cycle network management system comprising:

  • a central network management unit for connecting to a network device of the distributed network devices via a communication link, the central network management unit including a processor for processing life cycle data of the network devices;

    a transponder for attaching to the network device and comprising a data memory configured to store life cycle data of the network device updated by said network device; and

    an interrogation unit comprising a reader for reading the life cycle data from the data memory and a transceiver for forwarding the life cycle data to the central network management unit,wherein, in response to the communication link between the network device and the central network management unit being at least temporarily unavailable;

    the interrogation unit reads updated life cycle data of the network device stored in the data memory of the transponder and forwards the updated life cycle data of the network device to the central network management unit; and

    the processing unit of the central network management unit processes the updated life cycle data of the network device to provide a life cycle and/or maintenance management result.

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