PROVISIONING SYSTEM FOR NETWORK RESOURCES
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Abstract
A method and system of provisioning resources installed in a network element. Resources are installed in the network element. As resources are placed into service, a notification is transmitted to the vendor. The vendor generates an invoice, and the service provider generates a purchase order. Furthermore, a capacity planning system may monitor the system as resources are placed into service. If the amount of spare resources fall below a predetermined limit, the capacity planning system may transmit a request to the vendor for the additional equipment. In this manner, resources may be installed prior to the actual need for the resources. The resources may then be paid for by the service provider as the resources are needed and placed into service, thereby enabling a risk-sharing arrangement between the service provider and the vendor.
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12. A telecommunications network management system comprising:
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a first network element communicatively coupled to a telecommunications network; a provisioning system communicatively coupled to the first network element; a capacity planning system communicatively coupled to the first network element; and a procurement system communicatively coupled to the capacity planning system and the provisioning system; where the first network element transmits to the provisioning system and the capacity planning system a notification of a resource being placed into service, the provisioning system requesting an invoice from a vendor for the resource placed into service, and the capacity planning system requesting an invoice from the vendor for additional equipment to be installed in the first network element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of provisioning resources in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first notification from a network element, the first notification indicating that a first resource has been placed into service, the first resource being one of a plurality of resources installed but not paid for; transmitting a second notification to a vendor, the second notification indicating that the resource has been placed into service; and receiving, from the vendor, an invoice for the resource placed into service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 29)
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25. A method of provisioning resources in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first notification from a network element, the first notification indicating that a first resource has been placed into service, the first resource being one of a plurality of resources installed but not paid for; transmitting a second notification to a vendor, the second notification indicating that the resource has been placed into service; determining that additional resources should be installed in the network element to maintain a predetermined amount of spare resources; transmitting a third notification to the vendor upon determining that additional resources should be installed in the network element; receiving, from the vendor, a first invoice for the resource placed into service; and receiving, from the vendor, a second invoice for the additional resources. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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