Remote administration function in a telecommunication system

• US 7,099,924 B1
• Filed: 03/18/1999
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Henniger, Andreas, Schnapka, Frank, Schwartze, Jurgen
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue, Larry D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Jungwon
• Application Number:
  US09/272,075
• Time in Patent Office: 2,721 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/224, 379/201, 379/220, 379/88.18, 379/112, 379/88.14, 379/220.01, 379/201.04, 379/211, 713/100, 370/466, 455/461
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/22 Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing

Abstract

In a telecommunication system having a remote administration function, a virtual terminal having the properties of a terminal with administration authorization is defined. The data stream to and from the virtual terminal being diverted to a remote computer connected to the telecommunication system.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system used by subscribers and administrated remotely by an administrator, comprising:

a telecommunications apparatus having a virtual terminal with properties of a terminal with administration authorization, said telecommunication apparatus having a device handler and UPN terminals inside of said device handler for virtual ports in a third OSI layer in said telecommunication apparatus to define a virtual port, said telecommunications apparatus having a call processing unit and said device handler for said UPN terminals transmitting and receiving messages to and from said call processing unit; and

a remote computer connected to said virtual terminal of said telecommunications apparatus exchanging only administrative changes to the telecommunication system, for remote administration of said telecommunications apparatus.

2. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said terminal with administration authorization is a telephone.

3. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said telecommunications apparatus has a virtual port and said virtual terminal is disposed on said virtual port.

4. The telecommunication system according to claim 3, wherein said telecommunications apparatus has a virtual unit and said virtual port is disposed on said virtual unit.

5. The telecommunication system according to claim 4, wherein said telecommunications apparatus has a virtual slot and said virtual unit is disposed in said virtual slot.

6. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said remote computer has a message interpreter and an emulator providing an interface and functionality of said terminal with administration authorization.

7. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said telecommunications apparatus has a data interface and control traffic between said virtual port and said telecommunication apparatus is diverted to said data interface.

8. The telecommunication system according to claim 7, wherein said data interface is selected from the group consisting of a V.24 interface, an analog modem and an integrated service digital network card.

9. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said call processing unit has an application interface with an application module for bidirectional communication with said device handler for said UPN terminals and for controlling an online connection to said remote computer.

10. The telecommunication system according to claim 9, wherein said application module communicates with said device handler for devices and manages external interfaces.