Method for automated retune of telecommunications data in a wireless network using lucent equipment

• US 20020147720A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 10/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Iyer, Gopal N.
• Granted Patent: US 6,957,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A method and system are provided for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network. The wireless network includes Lucent equipment that operates pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network. The method includes receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information. The method also includes generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more Lucent ECP forms in the database using said first and second files. Next, the method includes inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script, and executing the apxrcv script to update call-specific data in the Lucent ECP forms. The method can also be implemented in a system or on a computer-readable medium.

Claims

1. A method for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network including Lucent equipment, pursuant to a digital retune of said wireless network, said method comprising:

receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more Lucent ECP forms in said database using said first and second files;

inputting said scripts to an apxrcv script; and

executing said apxrcv script to update said call-specific data in said Lucent ECP forms.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said forms are selected from the group consisting of ceqsu2, dcch, ctm, resel and fci.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising executing said scripts to locate occurrences of cell/face data in a MAHO list for said resel and fci forms.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising changing one or more digital control channel numbers in said resel and said fci forms respectively to new digital control channel numbers.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating one or more of a resel form and an fci form prior to updating information in any other of said forms.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating one or more scripts for at least one of removal and restoration from said wireless network of one or more radios during said digital retune.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising running one or more scripts in check mode to identify errors in said database prior to updating said fields in said forms.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising generating a report containing any errors identified in said database.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying whether said files contain control characters.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising identifying if said wireless network is a PCS system and then accordingly not generating a ceqsu2 script.

11. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network including Lucent equipment, pursuant to a digital retune of said wireless network, said medium comprising:

instructions for receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

instructions for generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more Lucent ECP forms in said database using said first and second files;

instructions for inputting said scripts to an apxrcv script; and

instructions for executing said apxrcv script to update said call-specific data in said Lucent ECP forms.

12. The medium of claim 11, wherein said forms are selected from the group consisting of ceqsu2, dech, ctm, resel and fci.

13. The medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions for executing said scripts to locate occurrences of cell/face data in a MAHO list for said resel and fci forms.

14. The medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions for changing one or more digital control channel numbers in said resel and said fci forms respectively to new digital control channel numbers.

15. The medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions for updating one or more of a resel form and an fci form prior to updating information in any other of said forms.

16. The medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions for generating one or more scripts for at least one of removal and restoration from said wireless network of one or more radios during said digital retune.

17. The medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions for running one or more scripts in check mode to identify errors in said database prior to executing instructions for updating said fields in said forms.

18. The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions for generating a report containing any errors identified in said database.

19. The medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions for identifying whether said first and second files contain control characters.

20. A system for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network including Lucent equipment, pursuant to a digital retune of said wireless network, said system comprising:

a user access device for receiving at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

a processor for generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more Lucent ECP forms in said database using said first and second files;

said processor for inputting said scripts to an apxrcv script; and

said processor executing said apxrcv script to update said call-specific data in said Lucent ECP forms.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a processor for generating a report containing any errors identified in said database.