System and Method for Automated Network Element Database Population

• US 20070183322A1
• Filed: 04/17/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles Hodges, Jon Walters, Leslie Huff, Linda Reddick, Roberta O'Steen
• Original Assignee: Charles Hodges, Jon Walters, Leslie Huff, Linda Reddick, Roberta O'Steen
• Inventors: Reddick, Linda, Huff, Leslie, O'Steen, Roberta, Hodges, Charles, Walters, Jon
• Application Number:
  US11/736,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20070183322A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/229
• 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 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

In an illustrative method for populating a database for use in automated administration of network elements, data that describes network elements in a telecommunication system is aggregated from existing systems. The aggregated network element data is validated and inserted into a database. Finally, a log is generated for each database entry.

Claims

1. A method for automated loading of network element data, comprising:

receiving network element data, the network element data corresponding to attributes of network elements in a telecommunication system;

validating the network element data;

inserting the valid network element data into a database; and

generating a log file of each database entry.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of validating the network element data comprises validating that the received data corresponding to a network element attribute comprises data included in a predetermined set of recognized data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said step of validating the network element data comprises validating that the received data corresponding to a network element attribute comprises data included in a predetermined set of recognized data based on the received data corresponding to another network element attribute.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a log file comprises generating a log file comprising at least one of a log of successful data entries, skipped or incomplete data entries, and erroneous data entries.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating an error message for each entry in the log of erroneous data entries.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the error message consists of an invalid data entry message.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the error message consists of a previously existing data entry message.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting a directory location of the network element data to be loaded.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the network element data from the directory location.

11. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions recorded thereon for performing the method recited in claim 1.

10. A system for automated loading of network element data, comprising:

a processor operative to execute computer executable instructions; and

a memory having stored therein computer executable instructions for performing the following steps;

receiving network element data, the network element data corresponding to attributes of network elements in a telecommunication system;

validating the network element data;

inserting the valid network element data into a database; and

generating a log file of each database entry.