Method and system for providing management protocol mediation in wireless communications networks
First Claim
1. A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising:
- a first wireless network operable to communicate with a mobile station over a wireless interface;
a second wireless network having an operations and maintenance center (OMC) coupled thereto and operable to execute an application to manage the second wireless network using a second management protocol, the OMC further operable to manage the first wireless network using a first management protocol; and
a protocol mediator coupled to the first and second wireless networks, the protocol mediator operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol.
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Abstract
A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks includes a first wireless network (10) operable to communicate with a mobile station (12) over a wireless interface (48). The system also includes a second wireless network (44) having an operations and maintenance center (OMC) (78) coupled thereto and operable to execute an application to manage the first wireless network (10) using a first management protocol. The OMC (78) is further operable to manage the second wireless network (44) using a second management protocol. The system further includes a protocol mediator (166) coupled to the first and second wireless networks. The protocol mediator (166) is operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising:
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a first wireless network operable to communicate with a mobile station over a wireless interface; a second wireless network having an operations and maintenance center (OMC) coupled thereto and operable to execute an application to manage the second wireless network using a second management protocol, the OMC further operable to manage the first wireless network using a first management protocol; and a protocol mediator coupled to the first and second wireless networks, the protocol mediator operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising:
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a first wireless network operable to communicate with a mobile station over a wireless interface, wherein the first wireless network comprises; a base station operable to communicate with the mobile station over the wireless interface; and a wireless adjunct internet platform (WARP) coupled to the base station and operable to communicate with the mobile station through the base station, wherein the WARP is operable to manage the base station using a third management protocol, the WARP comprising a mediation function operable to translate between the first management protocol and the third management protocol; a second wireless network having an operations and maintenance center (OMC) coupled thereto and operable to execute an application to manage the second wireless network using a second management protocol, the OMC further operable to manage the first wireless network using a first management protocol; and a protocol mediator coupled to the first and second wireless networks, the protocol mediator operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A management center for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising:
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an operations and maintenance center (OMC) operable to manage a first and second wireless networks, the OMC further operable to manage the first wireless network by executing an application using a first management protocol and to manage the second wireless network using a second management protocol, wherein the OMC is coupled to the second wireless network; and a protocol mediator coupled to the OMC and operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising the steps of:
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executing at a first wireless network an application in an operations and maintenance center (OMC) coupled to a second wireless network using a first management protocol; managing by the OMC the second wireless network using the second management protocol; and translating between the first management protocol associated with the first wireless network and the second management protocol associated with the second wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising the steps of:
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executing at a first wireless network an application in an operations and maintenance center (OMC) using a first management protocol; managing by the OMC a second wireless network using a second management protocol; and translating between the first management protocol associated with the first wireless network and the second management protocol associated with the second wireless network; managing a base station in the second wireless network using a third management protocol; and translating between the second and third management protocols.
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21. A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks comprising:
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a first wireless network operable to communicate with a mobile station over a wireless interface and comprising; a base station operable to communicate with the mobile station over the wireless interface; and a wireless adjunct internet platform (WARP) coupled to the base station and operable to communicate with the mobile station through the base station, wherein the WARP is operable to manage the base station using a third management protocol, the WARP comprising a mediation function operable to translate between a first management protocol and the third management protocol, wherein the third management protocol comprises a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) Abis object oriented management protocol; a second wireless network having an operations and maintenance center (OMC) coupled thereto and operable to execute an application to manage the second wireless network using a second management protocol, the OMC further operable to manage the first wireless network using the first management protocol, wherein the first management protocol comprises a Simple Network Management Protocol management protocol, wherein the second management protocol comprises a Common Management Information Protocol management protocol; a protocol mediator coupled to the first and second wireless networks, the protocol mediator operable to translate between the first management protocol and the second management protocol, wherein the protocol mediator is coupled to the OMC by a first Telecommunications Network Management interface, and the protocol mediator is coupled to the first wireless network by a second Telecommunications Network Management interface; a public land mobile network (PLMN) gateway coupling the WARP and the OMC, the PLMN gateway operable to communicate with the WARP and the OMC; an Internet Protocol (IP) network coupling the WARP and the PLMN gateway; and a public exchange (PBX) network coupled to the OMC and the IP network.
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