Hardware monitoring and configuration management
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1. A transmission system, comprising:
- a hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components;
a system information database adapted to refresh based on the collected performance information and to generate system status information; and
a hardware controller adapted to selectively communicate change messages to one or more of the hardware components based on the collected performance information and the system status information;
wherein the hardware controller comprises;
a change response generator; and
one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database.
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Abstract
A transmission system is provided. The system includes a hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components, a system information database adapted to refresh based on the collected performance information and to generate system status information, and a hardware controller adapted to selectively communicate alarm change messages to one or more of the hardware components based on the collected performance information and the system status information.
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25 Claims
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1. A transmission system, comprising:
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a hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components; a system information database adapted to refresh based on the collected performance information and to generate system status information; and a hardware controller adapted to selectively communicate change messages to one or more of the hardware components based on the collected performance information and the system status information; wherein the hardware controller comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A local transmission system, comprising:
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a detection device adapted to identify alarm information within the local transmission system and to identify received alarm information from one or more associated remote units; a system information database adapted to store system status information and to refresh based on alarm information identified by the detection device; and a hardware controller adapted to selectively communicate change messages to one or more hardware components based on the alarm information and the system status information; wherein the hardware controller comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A transmission system, comprising:
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a system information database; and a hardware module adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components and to interface between the associated hardware components and the system information database; wherein the system information database is adapted to refresh based on system performance information and to generate system status information; wherein the hardware module selectively communicates change messages to one or more of the hardware components based on the collected performance information and the system status information; and wherein the hardware module comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A transmission system, comprising:
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a system information database adapted to generate system status information; a transport hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated transport hardware components; a transport hardware controller; wherein the transport hardware controller selectively communicates with one or more hardware drivers to effect a configuration change based on the collected performance information and the system status information; wherein the hardware monitor is adapted to query the one or more hardware drivers and to detect alarm conditions; wherein the one or more hardware drivers are each adapted to communicate with the transport hardware controller via an application interface; and wherein the transport hardware controller comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A transmission system, the system comprising:
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a hardware monitor adapted to collect performance information about associated hardware components; a system information database adapted to refresh based on the collected performance information and to generate system status information; and a hardware controller adapted to react to changes in the system information database by selectively communicating one or more change messages to one or more of the associated hardware components; wherein the hardware controller comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator, and wherein the change response generator includes a message queue adapted to receive alarm change messages generated by the system information database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A local transmission system, the system comprising:
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a detection device adapted to identify alarm information within the local transmission system and to identify received alarm information from one or more associated remote units; a system information database adapted to store system status information and to refresh based on alarm information identified by the detection device; and a hardware controller adapted to react automatically to changes in the system information database by selectively communicating one or more change messages to one or more associated hardware components; wherein the hardware controller comprises; a change response generator; and one or more port controllers coupled to the change response generator; wherein the change response generator is adapted to react to changes in one or both of the alarm information and stored system status information by transmitting one or more port controller commands to the one or more port controllers; and wherein the change response generator is adapted with a table to correlate one or more possible changes in the system information database with at least one associated port controller command of the one or more port controller commands. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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