Managing a wireless platform
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1. A system comprising:
- a configuration manager on a wireless network device, which is connectable to a remote base station, to define and maintain configuration data regarding a resource of the wireless network device via a plurality of managed objects that represent the resource; and
a fault manager located on the wireless network device comprising a main fault manager for managing faults of the managed objects and a shadow fault manager for managing faults of the main fault manager, the shadow fault manager to isolate a fault of the main fault manager to a faulty object, to supply and initialize a replacement object for the faulty object, and to reduce functionality of a platform associated with the faulty object.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a wireless platform may be managed by an operations, administration, and maintenance system which may include a configuration manager, a performance manager, an accounting manager, a fault manager, an event manager, and a notification manager.
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1. A system comprising:
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a configuration manager on a wireless network device, which is connectable to a remote base station, to define and maintain configuration data regarding a resource of the wireless network device via a plurality of managed objects that represent the resource; and a fault manager located on the wireless network device comprising a main fault manager for managing faults of the managed objects and a shadow fault manager for managing faults of the main fault manager, the shadow fault manager to isolate a fault of the main fault manager to a faulty object, to supply and initialize a replacement object for the faulty object, and to reduce functionality of a platform associated with the faulty object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
repairing a fault in response to an alarm condition detected by a main fault manager for managing faults of a plurality of managed objects of a wireless network device, wherein the main fault manager is located exclusively in the wireless network device, wherein the wireless network device is connectable to a remote base station, wherein the alarm condition originates in the main fault manager, the repairing using a shadow fault manager located exclusively in the wireless network device that isolates the fault of the main fault manager to a faulty object, replaces the faulty object with a replacement object, and reduces functionality of a platform associated with the faulty object if the replacement object does not resolve the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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