Method for automated retune of telecommunications data in a wireless network using lucent equipment

• US 6,957,064 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Issued: 10/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tietz, Mark R., Liles, David L., Iyer, Gopal N.
• Primary Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US09/751,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20020147720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/423, 455/424, 455/425, 717/111, 717/115, 379/9, 379/10.01, 379/10.03, 707/1, 707/100, 345/825, 345/826
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A method and system are provided for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network. The wireless network includes Lucent equipment that operates pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network. The method includes receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CAM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information. The method also includes generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more Lucent ECP forms in the database using said first and second files. Next, the method includes inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script, and executing the apxrcv script to update call-specific data in the Lucent ECP forms. The method can also be implemented in a system or on a computer-readable medium.

Claims

1. A method for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files, wherein the forms are selected from the group consisting of ceqsu2, dcch, ctm, resel and fci;

executing the scripts to locate occurrences of cell/face data in a MAHO list for the resel and fci forms;

changing one or more digital control channel numbers in the resel and the fci forms respectively to new digital control channel numbers;

inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script; and

executing the apxrcv script to update the call-specific data in the forms.

2. A method for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files;

inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script;

executing the apxrcv script to update the call-specific data in the forms; and

updating one or more of a resel form and an fci form prior to updating information in any other of the forms.

3. A method for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files;

inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script;

executing the apxrcv script to update the call-specific data in the forms; and

identifying whether the files contain control characters.

4. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the medium comprising:

instructions for receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

instructions for generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files, wherein the forms are selected from the group consisting of ceqsu2, dech, ctm, resel and fci;

instructions for executing the scripts to locate occurrences of cell/face data in a MAHO list for the resel and fci forms;

instructions for inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script;

instructions for executing the apxrcv script to update the call specific data in the forms; and

instructions for changing one or more digital control channel numbers in the resel and the fci forms respectively to new digital control channel numbers.

5. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for updating data in a database a associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the medium comprising:

instructions for receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

instructions for generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files;

instructions for inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script;

instructions for executing the apxrcv script to update the call-specific data in the forms; and

instructions for updating one or more of a resel form and an fci form prior to updating information in any other of the forms.

6. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for updating data in a database associated with a wireless network pursuant to a digital retune of the wireless network, the medium comprising:

instructions for receiving as user input at least two files, a first file containing CTM/TPPTM data and a second file containing DCCH information;

instructions for generating one or more scripts to update call-specific data in one or more forms in the database using the first and second files;

instructions for inputting the scripts to an apxrcv script;

instructions for executing the apxrcv script to update the call-specific data in the forms; and

instructions for identifying whether the first and second file, contain control characters.