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Method of supporting the management of a communications network, and network management facility therefor

  • US 5,715,394 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1996
  • Issued: 02/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network management facility (NMEA, NMEB, NMEC;

  • NMED, NMEE) for managing a communications network (KNA, KNB, KNC;

    KND, KNE) consisting of two or more network components (NK1 to NK8), comprising an operating facility (BE;

    IGUID, IGUIE) for communicating with the network operator (A, B, C;

    D, E) which is equipped with at least one input device (EINE) and at least one output device (AUSE), and a control facility (SE;

    ICMD+MPD, ICME+MPE) which is designed to manage all network components (NK1 to NK8) independently and which is provided with a first communications facility (KOM2) for exchanging management data with the network components (NK1 to NK8), characterized in that the control facility (SE;

    ICMD+MPD, ICME+MPE) is provided with a second communications facility (KOM1) for exchanging data with another network management facility (NMEB, NMEC;

    NMEE, NMED), and that the control facility (SE, ICMD+MPD, ICME+MPE) is designed to receive status information on at least one other communications network (KNB, KNC;

    KNE, KND) by means of the second communications facility (KOM1) and to condition said status information such that the operating facility (BE;

    IGUID, IGUIE) can make said information accessible to the network operator (A, B, C;

    D).

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