Telecommunications network resource handling arrangement and method
First Claim
1. A resource handler for use in an operational support structure for managing a telecommunications network, the resource handler comprising a service and resource database arrangement containing information regarding network resources, wherein the database arrangement is structured so that each resource in the network has a time of existence as well as a place in a hierarchy of parent/child relations, and each resource being defined by data comprising:
- a point identifier that has characteristics associated to it, representing an abstract description of the resources capabilities;
an abstraction of a common network element represented by a group of points that are considered to belong together; and
a connection being defined by two connected points;
wherein the database arrangement is structured so as to model a usage view, which includes what resources are combined to form a complete service instance and the time when that service instance exists.
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Abstract
A resource handler for use in an operational support structure for managing a telecommunications network. The handler includes a service and resource database containing information regarding network resources. The database arrangement is structured so that each resource in the network has a time of existence as well as a place in a hierarchy of parent/child relations. The resource is defined by the following data: a point identifier that has characteristics associated with it, in the form of an abstract description of the resources capabilities; an abstraction of a common network element represented by a group of points that are considered to belong together, and a connection, which is defined by two connected points.
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1. A resource handler for use in an operational support structure for managing a telecommunications network, the resource handler comprising a service and resource database arrangement containing information regarding network resources, wherein the database arrangement is structured so that each resource in the network has a time of existence as well as a place in a hierarchy of parent/child relations, and each resource being defined by data comprising:
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a point identifier that has characteristics associated to it, representing an abstract description of the resources capabilities; an abstraction of a common network element represented by a group of points that are considered to belong together; and a connection being defined by two connected points; wherein the database arrangement is structured so as to model a usage view, which includes what resources are combined to form a complete service instance and the time when that service instance exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of structuring information in a resource handler database for use in an operational support structure for managing a telecommunications network, the support structure comprising a service and resource database arrangement containing information regarding network resources, the method comprising the steps of:
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allocating to each resource in the network a time of existence as well as a place in a hierarchy of parent/child relations; and defining each resource by associating data comprising; a point identifier That has characteristics associated with it representing an abstract description of its capabilities; an abstraction of a common network element represented by a group of points that are considered to belong together; and a connection being defined by two connected points; wherein the database arrangement is structured so as to model a usage view, which includes what resources are combined to form a complete service instance and the time when that service instance exists. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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