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Apparatus, method and system for distributed and automatic inventory, status and database creation and control for remote communication sites

  • US 6,154,728 A
  • Filed: 04/27/1998
  • Issued: 11/28/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for distributed inventory processing for remote communication sites, the method comprising:

  • (a) obtaining an address of a field replaceable unit;

    (b) obtaining a status of the field replaceable unit;

    (c) when the status is out of service, obtaining recent physical location information for the field replaceable unit stored in a memory, wherein the recent physical location information comprises a recently stored frame, shelf and slot location; and

    (d) when the status is not out of service, querying the field replaceable unit through its address and receiving in response, from the field replaceable unit, its current vintage information and its current physical location information, wherein the current vintage information comprises a hardware version and a firmware version, and wherein the current physical location information comprises a current frame, shelf and slot location.

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