Method for interfacing between a switching system and an MMI/TMN agent
First Claim
1. A method of interfacing with a switching system, comprising:
- transmitting a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) operator command from a TMN agent to a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) block, using an MMI input packet;
transmitting a result of the TMN operator command, processed by an application block, from the MMI block to the TMN agent, using an MMI output packet;
transmitting an MMI operator command from an MMI to the MMI block, using the MMI input packet; and
transmitting a result of the MMI operator command, processed by the application block, from the MMI block to the MMI, using the MMI output packet.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for interfacing between a switching system and a Man Machine Interface (MMI)/Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) agent, by which the MMI/TMN agent may be connected to the switching system through an MMI interface block. The method includes interfacing between the switching system and the TMN agent, where the TMN agent transmits, using an MMI input packet, a TMN operator command received from a network management center to an MMI interface block that is connected to application blocks. The TMN agent receives, using an MMI output packet, the result of the TMN operator command, processed by the application blocks, via the MMI interface block. The method further includes interfacing between the switching system and the MMI, where the MMI transmits, using the MMI input packet, an MMI operator command that is inputted from an MMI operator to the MMI interface block. The MMI receives, using the MMI output packet, the result of the MMI operator command, processed by the application blocks, via the MMI interface block. The application blocks are connected to external operators through a single interface. Consequently, the application blocks have a conspicuously lightened load and the operational consistency between the MMI operator and the TMN operator may be maintained.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of interfacing with a switching system, comprising:
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transmitting a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) operator command from a TMN agent to a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) block, using an MMI input packet;
transmitting a result of the TMN operator command, processed by an application block, from the MMI block to the TMN agent, using an MMI output packet;
transmitting an MMI operator command from an MMI to the MMI block, using the MMI input packet; and
transmitting a result of the MMI operator command, processed by the application block, from the MMI block to the MMI, using the MMI output packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. A method for interfacing with a switching system, comprising:
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interfacing a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) agent and a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) to an MMI block of the switching system through a single standardized interface; and
interfacing application blocks of the switching system to the TMN agent and the MMI through the MMI block. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19)
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13. A method for interfacing a switching system, comprising:
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receiving a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) operator command and Man-Machine Interface (MMI) operator command from a TMN agent and a MMI, respectively, using an MMI input packet;
transmitting the received TMN operator command and the received MMI operator command from an MMI block to application blocks of the switching system; and
at least one of;
executing the received TMN operator command and the received MMI operator command in the application blocks and transmitting a TMN operator command execution result and an MMI operator command execution result to the MMI block, and transmitting the TMN operator command execution result and the MMI operator command execution result received from the application blocks to the TMN agent and the MMI using an MMI output packet.
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16. A data structure for communicating information from a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) to an MMI block of a switching system and from a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) agent to the MMI block via the MMI, comprising:
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a command number that identifies a sequence number of an input command;
an input port number that identifies an input port;
a job identifier that identifies the input command; and
a signal identifier that indicates a signal number of the input command.
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18. A data structure for communicating information from a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) block of a switching system to an MMI and from the MMI block to a Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) agent via the MMI, comprising:
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a data number that identifies a sequence number of output data;
an input port number that identifies an input port;
a job identifier that identifies an input command;
a message type that identifies a type of message contained in the data structure; and
a flag that identifies a message operation.
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