Methods, systems and computer program products for accessing descriptive information associated with a TDMA/GSM switch

• US 20030133419A1
• Filed: 01/16/2002
• Published: 07/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Darai, Piroz, Lundh, Anders
• Granted Patent: US 7,120,782 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

Accessing descriptive information associated with a TDMA/GSM switch having an adjunct processor is provided. At least a portion of a database of descriptive information is incorporated with data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch. The adjunct processor is accessed to access the TDMA/GSM switch and to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor. The portion of the database incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor may be selected based on the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch.

Claims

1. A method of accessing descriptive information associated with a TDMA/GSM switch having an adjunct processor, the method comprising:

incorporating at least a portion of a database of descriptive information with data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch;

accessing the adjunct processor to access the TDMA/GSM switch; and

accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the portion of the database incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor based on the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the portion of the database comprises selected ones of a plurality of ALEXserv databases.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting the portion of the database incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor based on the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch, comprises:

selecting a first database associated with central function commands; and

selecting a second database associated with base station and switch commands associated with the TDMA/GSM switch.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the adjunct processor to access the TDMA!GSM switch and accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor are carried out in a single window of a terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor comprise accessing the portion of the database of descriptive information utilizing command line commands.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the command line commands comprise at least one of a code description command and/or a print description command.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor comprises accessing the portion of the database of descriptive information utilizing a graphic user interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the TDMA/GSM switch comprises a GSM switch.

10. An adjunct processor of a TDMA/GSM switch, comprising:

data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch; and

at least a portion of a database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch.

11. The adjunct processor of claim 10, wherein the at least a portion of a database of descriptive information comprises a portion of the database of descriptive information corresponding to the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch.

12. The adjunct processor of claim 11, wherein the portion of the database comprises selected ones of a plurality of ALEXserv databases.

13. The adjunct processor of claim 11, wherein the portion of the database, comprises:

a first database associated with central function commands; and

a second database associated with base station and switch commands associated with the TDMA/GSM switch.

14. The adjunct processor of claim 10, wherein the TDMA/GSM switch comprises a GSM switch.

15. A system for accessing descriptive information associated with a TDMA/GSM switch having an adjunct processor, the method comprising:

means for incorporating at least a portion of a database of descriptive information with data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch;

means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the TDMA/GSM switch; and

means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising means for selecting the portion of the database incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor based on the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the portion of the database comprises selected ones of a plurality of ALEXserv databases.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the portion of the database incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor based on the data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch, comprises:

a first database associated with central function commands; and

a second database associated with base station and switch commands associated with the TDMA/GSM switch.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the TDMA/GSM switch and the means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor comprises a single window of a terminal.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor comprise means for accessing the portion of the database of descriptive information utilizing command line commands.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the command line commands comprise at least one of a code description command and/or a print description command.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for accessing the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor comprises means for accessing the portion of the database of descriptive information utilizing a graphic user interface.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the TDMA/GSM switch comprises a GSM switch.

24. A computer program product for accessing descriptive information associated with a TDMA/GSM switch having an adjunct processor, the method comprising:

a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code that incorporates at least a portion of a database of descriptive information with data provided to the adjunct processor to control the TDMA/GSM switch;

computer readable program code that accesses the adjunct processor to access the TDMA/GSM switch; and

computer readable program code that accesses the adjunct processor to access the portion of the database of descriptive information incorporated with the data provided to the adjunct processor.