Method for deploying a service and a method for configuring a network element in a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a network element in a network having at least one network controller and a plurality of network elements with each network element having a network element type, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of network element proxies each between said network element controller and a respective group of multiple said network elements, with each network element within a group being of the same type as other network elements within its group,sending a configuration command from the network element controller to said network element proxies,translating the configuration command at said network element proxies into a lower level format for the configuration of the network elements to be configured,providing the lower level format of the configuration command to the network elements to be configured.
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Abstract
A method for deploying a service in a communication network by performing the steps of: invoking a service deployment engine by a request for the service, retrieval of deployment templates, retrieval of service deployment policies, determination of a current configuration of at least one network element involved in providing the service, and selection of a deployment template from the retrieved deployment templates based on the service deployment policies and configuration. Further, a method for configuring a network element via a network element controller through the intermediary of a network element proxy.
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1. A method for configuring a network element in a network having at least one network controller and a plurality of network elements with each network element having a network element type, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of network element proxies each between said network element controller and a respective group of multiple said network elements, with each network element within a group being of the same type as other network elements within its group, sending a configuration command from the network element controller to said network element proxies, translating the configuration command at said network element proxies into a lower level format for the configuration of the network elements to be configured, providing the lower level format of the configuration command to the network elements to be configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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