Integrated element management system for end-to-end network management in next generation network, and network management method thereof
First Claim
1. An integrated element management system for end-to-end network management in a next generation network, comprising:
- a subscriber-opening unit for receiving logical subscriber registration information allocated to each subscriber from a softswitch in response to a subscriber open request, and for issuing a subscriber open command to a network element, which will provide a communication path for the relevant subscriber, to receive physical connection information, the physical connection information being allocated to the subscriber terminal by the relevant network element according to a subscriber open task of the relevant network element;
a database for storing the subscriber registration information received from said softswitch and the subscriber connection information received from the network element, for integrated network management; and
a network management unit for managing network elements present on a communication path in an integrated manner, the communication path being established by the subscriber open, through interconnection of the subscriber registration information and the subscriber connection information stored in said database to perform the end-to-end network management of links between the network elements and of subnetworks established by any of the network elements.
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Abstract
When an integrated EMS (Element Management system) receives an open command for a new subscriber from a telephone office, it forwards the open command to a relevant network element, which will provide a communication line to the subscriber, to perform an open operation, receives, from the relevant network element, physical connection information allocated to the relevant subscriber terminal by the network element and logical subscriber information allocated to the relevant subscriber by a softswitch according to the subscriber open, and stores the information in a database. The EMS performs a virtual management switch function based on the information in the database to manage a link state and correlated information between respective network elements (NEs). The EMS performs the end-to-end management of alarm, configuration, performance, or the like from the subscriber end to the softswitch by interconnecting a logical number of a subscriber (telephone number) and a physical number of a subscriber node (subscriber connection port ID and position information) as well as link information between the network elements, through the virtual management switch function. Accordingly, there is provided an advantage that a communication path from the softswitch to the subscriber terminal in the next generation network can be collectively managed.
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1. An integrated element management system for end-to-end network management in a next generation network, comprising:
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a subscriber-opening unit for receiving logical subscriber registration information allocated to each subscriber from a softswitch in response to a subscriber open request, and for issuing a subscriber open command to a network element, which will provide a communication path for the relevant subscriber, to receive physical connection information, the physical connection information being allocated to the subscriber terminal by the relevant network element according to a subscriber open task of the relevant network element;
a database for storing the subscriber registration information received from said softswitch and the subscriber connection information received from the network element, for integrated network management; and
a network management unit for managing network elements present on a communication path in an integrated manner, the communication path being established by the subscriber open, through interconnection of the subscriber registration information and the subscriber connection information stored in said database to perform the end-to-end network management of links between the network elements and of subnetworks established by any of the network elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for network management in an integrated element management system for integrated network management of network elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving logical subscriber registration information, allocated to each subscriber, from a softswitch to store the logical subscriber registration information in a database in response to a subscriber open request;
issuing a subscriber open command to a network element, the network element providing a relevant subscriber with a communication path;
receiving physical connection information allocated to a subscriber terminal by the relevant network element according to the subscriber open task by the network element and storing the physical connection information in the database; and
managing network elements present on a communication path in an integrated manner, the communication path being established according to the subscriber open through interconnection of the subscriber registration information and the subscriber connection information stored in the database, to perform the end-to-end network management of links between the network elements and subnetworks established by any of the network elements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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