Network management system and graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A network management system for configuring a network connection between a first service access point and a second service access point over a network including a plurality of subnets, each subnet having a corresponding element type and including at least one programmable element of that type, each element type having a corresponding element manager, the system comprising:
- an information manager including routing information for the network, and operative to determine a route made up of links over the network from the first point to the second point, wherein a network-to-network link connects a pair of adjacent subnets having elements of different types and a network logical link provides a path across a subnet; and
a configuration manager operative to establish a connection across each subnet on the route by sending a request to the corresponding element manager to program the at least one subnet element in accordance with the network logical link across that subnet, and operative to establish a network-to-network connection between adjacent subnets on the route in accordance with the network-to-network link between those adjacent subnets to provide the network connection between the first point and the second point.
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Abstract
A network management system and graphical user interface for configuring a network connection between first and second service access points utilizes a configuration manager and information manager to provide a generic set of models so that different manufacturer'"'"'s nodal processors and other network hardware can be inserted into the network with minimal changes to the software which controls the device. The system comprises an information manager including routing information for the network. The configuration manager operates to establish a connection across each subnet on the route by sending requests to element managers to program the subnet elements.
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1. A network management system for configuring a network connection between a first service access point and a second service access point over a network including a plurality of subnets, each subnet having a corresponding element type and including at least one programmable element of that type, each element type having a corresponding element manager, the system comprising:
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an information manager including routing information for the network, and operative to determine a route made up of links over the network from the first point to the second point, wherein a network-to-network link connects a pair of adjacent subnets having elements of different types and a network logical link provides a path across a subnet; and
a configuration manager operative to establish a connection across each subnet on the route by sending a request to the corresponding element manager to program the at least one subnet element in accordance with the network logical link across that subnet, and operative to establish a network-to-network connection between adjacent subnets on the route in accordance with the network-to-network link between those adjacent subnets to provide the network connection between the first point and the second point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeQwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeQwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
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InventorsChantiloupe, Nicholas P., Pugaczewski, John T., Kays, Jeffrey T.
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Primary Examiner(s)Dharia, Rupal
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Assistant Examiner(s)NGUYEN, QUANG N
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Application NumberUS09/470,201Time in Patent Office2,149 DaysField of Search709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/227US Class Current709/227CPC Class CodesH04L 41/0806 for initial configuration o...H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity manag...H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapte...
