SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ACTIVATING A SERVICE AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A service management system, comprising:
- a service description repository configured to contain service descriptions that define services in terms of a set of end points that assume roles based on at least one of capabilities and attributes thereof; and
a service management engine coupled to said service description repository and configured to employ at least one relationship contained in one of said service descriptions in said service description repository to pre-qualify ones of said end points associated with one of said services and activate said one of said services with respect to a subscriber.
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Abstract
A service management system and a method of remotely activating a service. In one embodiment, the service management system includes: (1) a service description repository configured to contain service descriptions that define services in terms of a set of end points that assume roles based on at least one of the capabilities and attributes thereof and (2) a service management engine coupled to the service description repository and configured to employ at least one relationship contained in one of the service descriptions in the service description repository to pre-qualify ones of the end points associated with one of the services and activate the one of the services with respect to a subscriber.
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17 Claims
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1. A service management system, comprising:
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a service description repository configured to contain service descriptions that define services in terms of a set of end points that assume roles based on at least one of capabilities and attributes thereof; and a service management engine coupled to said service description repository and configured to employ at least one relationship contained in one of said service descriptions in said service description repository to pre-qualify ones of said end points associated with one of said services and activate said one of said services with respect to a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of remotely activating a service, comprising:
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providing identifying information about a subscriber and a service description associated with said service; obtaining end points associated with said subscriber; determining capabilities of end points involved in said service; mapping said end points into roles associated with said service; executing a pre-qualification function to pre-qualify ones of said end points; and provisioning said ones of said end points for said service if execution of said pre-qualification function indicates that said service can be activated for said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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