Element management system with adaptive interface based on autodiscovery from element identifier

• US 20030202645A1
• Filed: 01/29/2003
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications Incorporated (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Galou, Salim, Naik, Dharmendra, Levesque, Gilbert, Wong, Malais
• Application Number:
  US10/354,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20030202645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/201.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/024 using relational databases for representation of network management data, e.g. managing via structured query language [SQL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/044 comprising hierarchical management structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/091 Measuring contribution of individual network components to actual service level
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2263 Network management
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/247 Knowledge-based maintenance systems

Abstract

A network element management system which automatically configures itself, when an operator enters a component identifier, for optimal full-featured management of the identified component. This is preferably done by an autodiscovery process, and not by any mere lookup.

Claims

1. A computer/software system for managing telecommunication network elements, comprising:

one or more operator-driven processes which monitor and manage network elements; and

an operator interface

which permits operators to work from graphical representations of connection topology, and

which also, when an operator properly inputs identification of a specific network element, automatically performs discovery of characteristics of said specific network element, and presents said specific network element, in a way which is dependent on said characteristics, for the operator to monitor or manage.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system automatically configures itself to support all features of the discovered NE.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database which reports attributes of ones of said network elements in response to queries from ones of said operator-driven processes, and which is transparently updated.