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System and method for facilitating component management in a multiple vendor satellite communications network

  • US 6,426,959 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/1999
  • Issued: 07/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for facilitating network management in a multiple vender communications network comprising the steps of:

  • recieve a generic network command from a management component on the network at an implementation component that controls one or more specific communication devices in the multiple vendor communications network, the generic network command comprising one or more model parameters and hardware identification information;

    translating the generic network command to one or more specific commands for a particular device through one or more configuration files stored at the implementation component by using the hardware identification information and one or more model parameters as indexes to the configuration file settings; and

    outputting said translated one or more specific commands for a particular device to said particular network device.

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