Collaborative state machine framework for use in a communication network
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1. For use in a communication network, an apparatus comprising:
- a state machine capable of transitioning between a plurality of states, wherein the plurality of states comprises at least two concurrent states; and
wherein the state machine is further capable of operating in the at least two concurrent states concurrently.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a communication network comprises a state machine capable of transitioning between a plurality of states. The plurality of states comprises at least two concurrent states. The state machine operates in the at least two concurrent states concurrently. Each of the concurrent states may be associated with a task. At least a portion of the task associated with one of the concurrent states may be performed concurrently with at least a portion of the task associated with another of the concurrent states when the state machine operates in the concurrent states.
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22 Claims
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1. For use in a communication network, an apparatus comprising:
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a state machine capable of transitioning between a plurality of states, wherein the plurality of states comprises at least two concurrent states; and
wherein the state machine is further capable of operating in the at least two concurrent states concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of components, each of the components capable of communicating with at least one other of the components, at least one of the components also operable to communicate with one or more communication devices; and
at least one state machine capable of transitioning between a plurality of states, wherein at least one of the states is associated with at least one task needed to provide a service to at least one of the communication devices, and wherein the plurality of states comprises at least two concurrent states and the at least one state machine is capable of operating in the at least two concurrent states concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. For use in a communication network, a method of operating a plurality of state machines comprising the steps of:
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transitioning from an initial state to a plurality of additional states in response to a request for service, at least two of the additional states comprising at least two concurrent states, wherein the step of transitioning to the additional states comprises the subs-tep of operating in the at least two concurrent states concurrently; and
transitioning to a final state associated with providing the requested service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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