System and method for the optimization of data collection

• US 20020019830A1
• Filed: 06/06/2001
• Published: 02/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Saukko, Maija, Kortesmaa, Jari, Hamberg, Max, Jarvi, Jukka, Hyttinen, Tarmo, Poikolainen, Kimmo
• Application Number:
  US09/875,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20020019830A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for the optimization of data collection in a telecommunication network, said system comprising a digital telephone exchange with a collection mechanism disposed in conjunction with it. By means of the collection mechanism, data is stored in storage locations; data is transferred from the storage locations; and data is backed up, and which system comprises a client application utilizing the collection mechanism. According to the invention, the storage, transfer and copying are implemented in a generic manner. The invention provides the advantage that one and the same mechanism can be used to handle multiple types of data, thus avoiding interpenetrating functions.

Claims

1. System for the optimization of data collection in a telecommunication network, said system comprising a digital telephone exchange (1);

a collection mechanism (2) used to handle data pertaining to the telephone exchange (1);

one or more storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) ;

at least one client application (4) which uses the services of the collection mechanism (2); and

a post-processing system (5) for post-processing of the data, characterized in that the collection mechanism (2) comprises

a generic storage mechanism (2) for storing multiple types of data in the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N);

a generic transfer mechanism (2) for transferring multiple types of data from the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) ; and

a generic copying mechanism (2) for backup copying of multiple types of data;

2. System as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) are of a cumulative and/or record-based type.

3. System as defined in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) are disposed in RAM memory and/or on a mass storage device buffered via RAM.

4. System as defined in any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the client application (4) comprises means (4) by which data is given to the data collection mechanism (2) for storage.

5. System as defined in any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the client application (4) comprises means (4) for specifying the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) in which the data is to be stored.

6. System as defined in any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the client application (4) comprises means (4) for defining the time when a backup copy of the data is to be made.

7. System as defined in any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the client application (4) comprises means (4) for specifying

when the data is to be transferred;

and

in which format the data is to be transferred.

8. System as defined in any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the post-processing system (5) comprises a generic reporting mechanism (5) used to generate a measurement report from the data.

9. System as defined in any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the post-processing system (5) comprises means (5) for post-processing of metering data.

10. Method for optimizing data collection in a telecommunication network, in which method data pertaining to a digital telephone exchange (1) is handled by means of a collection mechanism (2) implemented in conjunction with the telephone exchange (1) in question;

in which method the collection mechanism (2) is utilized by at least one client application (4) and in which method the data is post-processed using a post-processing system (5), characterized in that

data of multiple types is stored in storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) a generic storage mechanism (2);

data of multiple types is transferred from the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) by using a generic transfer mechanism (2);

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data of multiple types is backed up using a generic copying mechanism (2).

11. Method as defined in claim 10, characterized in that the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) are of cumulative and/or record-based type.

12. Method as defined in claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) are disposed in RAM and/or on a mass storage device buffered via RAM.

13. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-12, characterized in that the client application (4) gives the data to be stored to the collection mechanism (2).

14. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-13, characterized in that the client application (4) specifies the storage locations (3¹, 3², . . . , 3^N) in which the data is to be stored.

15. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-14, characterized in that the client application (4) specifies the time when the data is to be backed up.

16. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-15, characterized in that the client application (4) specifies the time when and format in which the data is to be transferred.

17. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-16, characterized in that, using a generic reporting mechanism (5), a measurement report is generated from the data during post-processing.

18. Method as defined in any one of claims 10-16, characterized in that the data processed in the post-processing system consists of metering data.