System and method for isolating an outage within a communications network
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1. A system for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising:
- a database containing the configuration of switching elements within said network;
a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer, said plurality of instruction including a code segment for receiving alarms form said switching elements, a code segment for determining which of said alarms indicate said outage, and a code segment for identifying the location of said switching elements that isolate said outage based upon the configuration of said switching elements in said database; and
means for initiating said plurality of instructions and operative to remove said outage from within said communications network and restore communications within said communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising a database containing the configuration of switching elements within a network and a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer wherein the plurality of instructions include a code segment for receiving alarms from the switching elements, a code segment for determining which of the alarms indicate an outage, and a code segment for identifying the location of the switching elements that isolate the outage based upon the configuration of the switching elements in the database are disclosed.
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1. A system for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising:
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a database containing the configuration of switching elements within said network; a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer, said plurality of instruction including a code segment for receiving alarms form said switching elements, a code segment for determining which of said alarms indicate said outage, and a code segment for identifying the location of said switching elements that isolate said outage based upon the configuration of said switching elements in said database; and means for initiating said plurality of instructions and operative to remove said outage from within said communications network and restore communications within said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising:
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storing the configuration of switching elements within said network in a database; receiving alarms from said switching elements; determining which of said alarms indicate said outage; identifying the location of said switching elements that isolate said outage based upon the configuration of said switching elements in said database; and initializing said switching elements to isolate and remove said outage from within said communications network and restore communications within said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for isolating an outage within a communications network comprising:
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a database containing the configuration of switching elements within said network; and a plurality of instructions resident on a memory device for operating a control computer, said plurality of instructions including a code segment for receiving alarms from said switching elements, a code segment for identifying which ports on which of said switching elements are in alarm, a code segment for determining which of said alarms indicate said outage, and a code segment for identifying the location of said switching elements that isolate said outage based upon the configuration of said switching elements in said database, said plurality of instructions operative to initiate isolation of said outage from the communications network and restore communications within said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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