Method, system and agent for third generation partnership project (3GPP) technical specification (TS) document number exchange
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting an indication of a communications protocol supported by a first communications node, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) transmitting from a second communications node to the first communications node a request for a protocol supported by the first communications node;
ii) issuing a parameter indicative of the protocol supported by the first communications node by abridging a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS) document number defining at least a protocol supported by the first communications node; and
iii) responsive to the request, transmitting a reply message comprising the parameter indicative of the 3GPP TS document number defining the at least one protocol supported by the first communications node.
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Abstract
A method, system and agent for exchanging the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification document number a first node uses, with a second node of the network, so that subsequent communications can be properly carried between the nodes. The first node may be an agent and the second node may be a manager of a management system. The manager sends a GetXXXIRPVersion request message, a GetNotificationCategories request message, or a GetNetworkResourceSchemeId request message, to which the agent responds with an abridged version of the 3GPP TS document number the agent uses in this type of communications, so that the manager is informed of the protocol employed by the agent and can expect communications of the type indicated by the agent.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting an indication of a communications protocol supported by a first communications node, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) transmitting from a second communications node to the first communications node a request for a protocol supported by the first communications node; ii) issuing a parameter indicative of the protocol supported by the first communications node by abridging a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS) document number defining at least a protocol supported by the first communications node; and iii) responsive to the request, transmitting a reply message comprising the parameter indicative of the 3GPP TS document number defining the at least one protocol supported by the first communications node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A management system comprising:
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a second node; a first node receiving from the second communications node a request for a protocol supported by the first communications node; wherein the first communications node issues a parameter indicative of one or more protocols it supports by abridging at least one Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specifications (TS) document number defining at least a protocol supported by the first communications node and, responsive to the request, the first node transmits to the second node a reply message comprising a the paragraph indicative of the 3GPP TS document number defining the at least one protocol supported by the first communications node. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. An agent receiving from a manager a request for a protocol supported by the Agent, the agent issuing a parameter indicative of one or more protocols it supports by abridging at least one Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specifications (TS) document number defining at least a protocol supported by the first communications node and, responsive to the request, transmits to the second communications node a reply message comprising the parameter indicative of the 3GPP document number defining the at least one protocol supported by the agent.
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