Telecommunications switch management system

• US 6,266,695 B1
• Filed: 12/23/1997
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Huang, Peter Sung-An, Doss, Dwight W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrell, Robert B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C.
• Application Number:
  US08/997,342
• Time in Patent Office: 1,309 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/315, 709/316
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0273 using web services for network management, e.g. simple object access protocol [SOAP]
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security

Abstract

A telecommunications switch management system which contains a system manager building block in communication with a remote computer. The system manager building block is also in communication with a system management interface building block, which contains a command interpreter building block and a system command interface building block. The command interpreter building block is in communication with the system manager building block and the system command interface building block. The system command interface building block contains at least one client building block. The client building blocks located in the system command interface building block are each in communication with a corresponding server building block, each of which in turn is in communication with the telecommunications switching system. The system manager building block provides communication between the remote computer and the system management interface building block. The system management interface building block provides communication between the system manager building block and the one or more servers which are in communication with the telecommunications switching system.

Claims

1. A telecommunications switch management system for providing access to a telecommunications switching system, comprising:

a system manager building block in communication with a remote computer;

a system management interface building block in communication with said system manager building block, said system management interface building block having a system command interface building block containing at least one client building block; and

at least one server building block in communication with said at least one client building block in said system management interface building block, said at least one server building block being in communication with the telecommunications switching system, wherein said system manager building block provides communication between said remote computer and said system management interface building block, and wherein said system management interface building block provides communication between said system manager building block and said at least one server building block, so that said remote computer is provided access to the telecommunication switching system, said remote computer operable to perform a function on a selected application card within the telecommunication switching system in response to user inputs and in response to the user having an appropriate authorization level associated with the function; and

wherein said system manager building block and said system management interface building block conform to a common object request broker architecture (CORBA), and wherein said system manager building block is configured to communicate with said system management interface building block using a CORBA communication protocol.

2. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 1, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises:

a system security manager client building block in communication with a system security manager server building block for providing the telecommunications switching system with security functions;

a bearer manager client building block in communication with a bearer manager server building block for providing an ability to perform management functions on the telecommunications switching system;

a fault manager client building block in communication with a fault manager server building block for providing an ability to review faults which have occurred in the telecommunications switching system;

a test manager client building block in communication with a test manager server building block for providing an ability to perform tests on the telecommunications switching system;

a performance manager client building block in communication with a performance manager server building block for providing an ability to review the performance of the telecommunications switching system; and

a configuration management client building block in communication with a configuration management server building block for providing an ability to configure attributes of the telecommunications switching system.

3. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 1, wherein said system management interface building block further comprises a command interpreter building block in communication with said system manager building block, and in communication with said system command interface building block containing said at least one client building block, wherein said system manager building block provides communication between said remote computer and said command interpreter building block, and wherein said command interpreter building block provides communication between said system manager building block and said system command interface building block containing said at least one client building block.

4. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a system security manager client building block in communication with a system security manager server building block for providing the telecommunications switching system with security functions.

5. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a bearer manager client building block in communication with a bearer manager server building block for providing an ability to perform management functions on the telecommunications switching system.

6. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a fault manager client building block in communication with a fault manager server building block for providing an ability to review faults which have occurred in the telecommunications switching system.

7. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a test manager client building block in communication with a test manager server building block for providing an ability to perform tests on the telecommunications switching system.

8. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a performance manager client building block in communication with a performance manager server building block for providing an ability to review the performance of the telecommunications switching system.

9. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said at least one client building block in communication with said at least one server building block further comprises a configuration management client building block in communication with a configuration management server building block for providing an ability to configure attributes of the telecommunications switching system.

10. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 1, wherein said remote computer is configured to communicate with said system manager building block using an internet inter-ORB protocol (IIOP) communications protocol.

11. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 1, wherein said remote computer is configured to communicate with said system manager building block using a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) communications protocol.

12. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said system manager building block and said command interpreter building block conform to a common object request broker architecture (CORBA), and wherein said system manager building block communicates with said command interpreter building block using a CORBA communications protocol.

13. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 3, wherein said command interpreter building block is configured to communicate with said system command interface building block containing said at least one said client building block using a library application programming interface (API) communications protocol.

14. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 1, wherein said at least one client building block and said at least one server building block conform to a common object request broker architecture (COBRA), and wherein said at least one client building block is configured to communicate with said at least one server building block using a CORBA communications protocol.

15. A telecommunications switch management system for providing access to a telecommunications switching system, comprising:

a system manager building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with a remote computer;

a command interpreter building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said system manager building block using a CORBA communications protocol;

a system command interface building block in communication with said command interpreter building block using a library application programming interface (API) communications protocol, said system command interface building block having a system security manager client building block having a CORBA architecture, a bearer manager client building block having a CORBA architecture, a fault manager client building block having a CORBA architecture, a test manager client building block having a CORBA architecture, a performance manager client building block having a CORBA architecture, and a configuration management client building block having a CORBA architecture;

a system security manager server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said system security manager client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing the telecommunications switching system with security functions;

a bearer manager server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said bearer manager client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing an ability to perform management functions on the telecommunications switching system;

a fault manager server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said fault manager client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing an ability to review faults which have occurred in the telecommunications switching system;

a test manager server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said test manager client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing an ability to perform tests on the telecommunications switching system;

a performance manager server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said performance manager client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing an ability to review the performance of the telecommunications switching system; and

a configuration management server building block having a CORBA architecture and being in communication with said configuration management client building block using a CORBA communications protocol, for providing an ability to configure attributes of the telecommunications switching system, said server building blocks being in communication with the telecommunications switching system, wherein said system manager building block provides communication between said remote computer and said command interpreter building block, wherein said command interpreter building block provides communication between said system manager building block and said system command interface building block having said client building blocks, and wherein said system command interface building block having said client building blocks provides communication between said command interpreter building block and said server building blocks, so that said remote computer is provided access to the telecommunications switching system, said remote computer operable to perform a function on a selected application card within the telecommunications switching system in response to user inputs and in response to the user having an appropriate authorization level associated with the function.

16. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 15, wherein said remote computer is configured to communicate with said system manager building block using an internet inter-ORB protocol (IIOP) communications protocol.

17. The telecommunications switch management system of claim 15, wherein said remote computer is configured to communicate with said system manager building block using a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) communications protocol.