Method of managing network element settings
First Claim
1. A method of managing network element (NE) settings in a communications system, characterized in that the network element (NE) settings are managed with a proxy (AC) which is provided for the network element (NE) and determines and performs, on the basis of a configuration plan provided by the network management system, the operations needed to change the network element (NE) settings to conform to the configuration plan.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of managing network element (NE) settings in a communications network. The invention comprises defining a proxy (AC) for the network element (NE) to be managed; loading information on the present settings of said network element (NE) to said proxy (AC); loading information on the new settings of said network element (NE) to said proxy (AC); comparing the new settings of the network element (NE) with its present settings in the proxy (AC); and if the new settings of the network element (NE) differ from its present settings, generating management operations in the proxy (AC) for replacing the present settings with the new settings in the network element (NE); and updating the new settings to the network element (NE) by means of said management operations at the moment determined by the network management element.
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- 1. A method of managing network element (NE) settings in a communications system, characterized in that the network element (NE) settings are managed with a proxy (AC) which is provided for the network element (NE) and determines and performs, on the basis of a configuration plan provided by the network management system, the operations needed to change the network element (NE) settings to conform to the configuration plan.
- 16. A proxy (AC) for managing network element (NE) settings in a communications system, characterized in that a proxy (AC) is provided for the network element (NE) to be managed and that the proxy (AC) is arranged to determine and perform, on the basis of a configuration plan provided by the network management system, the operations needed to change the network element (NE) settings to conform to the configuration plan.
- 19. A network management system which comprises a centralized network management unit for managing network elements (NE) of several communication systems, characterized in that a proxy (AC) is provided for each network element (NE) to be managed and that the proxy (AC) is arranged to determine and perform, on the basis of a configuration plan provided by the network management system, the operations needed to change the network element (NE) settings to conform to the configuration plan.
- 21. A network element (NE) of a communications system which comprises means for managing network element settings from a centralized network management element, characterized in that a proxy is provided for the network element (NE) and the proxy (AC) is arranged to determine and perform, on the basis of a configuration plan provided by the network management system, the operations needed to change the network element (NE) settings to conform to the configuration plan.
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