METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION AND DEVICE AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20110202601A1
• Filed: 06/03/2008
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Simmet, Franz, Haggerty, Paul, Chiriyamkandath Antony, Daiju
• Application Number:
  US12/663,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50

Abstract

A method for data communication between a management system and a network element is provided as well as a device and a communication system. The method includes the steps of (i) Setting up a connection between the management system and the network element; (ii) The management system sends a message to the network element utilizing the connection; and (iii) Upon said message of the management system, the network element provides static information to the management system.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A method of data communication between a management system and a network element, the method which comprises the following steps:

setting up a connection between the management system and the network element;

sending a message from the management system to the network element utilizing the connection;

upon receiving the message of the management system, providing static information from the network element to the management system, the static information comprising a textual description of at least one event and an identifier for each such at least one event; and

notifying, by the network element, an event by sending dynamic event information together with the identifier to enable addressing of the static information at the management system.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the static information comprises static alarm information.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the event comprises an alarm event to be notified to the management system.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the connection is associated with a Common Object Request Broker Architecture.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the connection is associated with a file transfer protocol.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the message sent by the management system comprises a request.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the request is an update request regarding static alarm information.

22. The method according to claim 15, wherein the management system is a network management system.

23. The method according to claim 15, wherein the network element complies with at least one of the following:

a managed element;

a network node;

a gateway;

a switch;

a terminal;

a relay node;

a router;

an edge router.

24. A device, comprising a processor unit with a processor programmed to execute the method according to claim 15.

25. A communication system, comprising the device according to claim 24.

26. A device for communicating with a management system, the device comprising:

a processor unit configured to enable execution of the following steps;

setting up a connection between the management system and the device;

sending a message from the management system to the device utilizing the connection;

upon the message of the management system, providing with the device static information to the management system, the static information being formed of a textual description of at least one event and an identifier for each such at least one event; and

notifying, by the device, an event by sending dynamic event information together with the identifier to enable addressing of the static information at the management system.

27. A communication system, comprising the device according to claim 26.

28. A device for communicating with a network element, the device comprising:

a processor unit configured enable execution of the following steps;

setting up a connection between the device and the network element;

sending a message from the device to the network element utilizing the connection;

upon the message of the device, providing with the network element static information to the device, the static information being formed of a textual description of at least one event and an identifier for each such at least one event; and

notifying, by the network element, an event to the device by sending dynamic event information together with the identifier to enable addressing the static information at the device.

29. A communication system, comprising the device according to claim 28.