System and method for determining the environmental configuration of telecommunications equipment
First Claim
1. A method for determining the environmental configuration of telecommunications equipment having interchangeable components, the method comprising:
- configuring the telecommunications equipment with plural components, each component having one of a controlled rating if the component is for use in a controlled environment, an uncontrolled rating if the component is for use in an uncontrolled environment or a both rating if the component is for use in both a controlled environment or an uncontrolled environment;
storing a component rating for one or more components in memory associated with the component;
detecting the rating for each component added or deleted to the telecommunications equipment;
determining that an improper environmental configuration exists if one or more components has a controlled environment rating and one or more components has an uncontrolled environment rating;
setting an alarm if the improper environmental configuration condition exists; and
clearing the alarm if an improper environmental configuration does not exist.
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Abstract
A system and method determines the environmental configuration of telecommunications equipment having interchangeable components to provide an alarm if an improper environmental configuration exists. A configuration engine associated with the network management system of the telecommunications equipment determines the environmental rating of components added to or removed from the telecommunications equipment by querying flash memory associated with the component. If components designed for controlled environmental conditions and components designed for uncontrolled environmental conditions are both present in the telecommunications equipment, then component engine 30 sets the alarm to alert the user of an improper environmental configuration.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for determining the environmental configuration of telecommunications equipment having interchangeable components, the method comprising:
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configuring the telecommunications equipment with plural components, each component having one of a controlled rating if the component is for use in a controlled environment, an uncontrolled rating if the component is for use in an uncontrolled environment or a both rating if the component is for use in both a controlled environment or an uncontrolled environment;
storing a component rating for one or more components in memory associated with the component;
detecting the rating for each component added or deleted to the telecommunications equipment;
determining that an improper environmental configuration exists if one or more components has a controlled environment rating and one or more components has an uncontrolled environment rating;
setting an alarm if the improper environmental configuration condition exists; and
clearing the alarm if an improper environmental configuration does not exist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
determining whether an added component has a controlled environment or uncontrolled environment rating stored in memory associated with the component; and
assigning a both rating to components that do not have a rating stored in memory associated with the component.
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5. The method of claim 4 wherein detecting the rating further comprises:
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storing the rating for each component added to the telecommunications equipment in memory associated with the telecommunications equipment; and
deleting the rating for each component removed from the telecommunications equipment from the memory associated with the telecommunications equipment.
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6. The method of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications equipment comprises a digital subscriber line access multiplexer.
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7. The method of claim 6 wherein the digital subscriber line access multiplexer comprises a chassis backplane having a both rating.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein the controlled environment comprises a central office.
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9. The method of claim 1 wherein the uncontrolled environment comprises an outdoors environment.
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10. The method of claim 1 wherein the ratings are associated with capability for operations in predetermined temperature environments.
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11. A telecommunications system comprising:
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plural interchangeable components, each component having a controlled rating if the component is for use in a controlled environment, an uncontrolled rating if the component is for use in an uncontrolled environment or a both rating if the component is for use in both a controlled environment or an uncontrolled environment;
a component engine operable to determine the rating of each component;
a network management system interfaced with the component engine, the network management system tracking the rating of each component; and
an alarm interfaced with the network management system, the alarm operable to provide notice of an improper environmental configuration if the network management system detects a component having a controlled environment rating and a component having an uncontrolled environment rating. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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