Method and system for fault protection in communication networks, related network and computer program product
First Claim
1. A method of providing fault protection of special purpose devices included in at least one communication network and performing respective functions comprising the steps of:
- providing a set of general purpose devices adapted to be configured to perform said respective functions;
including in said special purpose devices a fault handler module; and
in the presence of a function exposed to a faulty condition in any of said special purpose devices, applying at least one of said general purpose devices in performing said respective function exposed to said faulty condition by locating said faulty condition in the respective special purpose device by means of said fault handler module and issuing a request for a qeneral purpose device in said set to be applied in performing said function exposed to said faulty condition.
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Abstract
A method of providing fault protection of special purpose devices included in at least one communication network and performing respective functions, includes the steps of providing a set of general purpose devices adapted to be configured to perform the respective functions and in the presence of a faulty condition in any of the respective functions of the special purpose devices, applying at least one of the general purpose devices in performing the respective function exposed to the faulty condition. Preferably the general purpose devices are configured for resource sharing; resources needed to perform a respective function exposed to a faulty condition can thus be transferred to a general purpose device in the set from another general purpose device in the same set. The set of general purpose devices is preferably arranged as a distributed system.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing fault protection of special purpose devices included in at least one communication network and performing respective functions comprising the steps of:
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providing a set of general purpose devices adapted to be configured to perform said respective functions; including in said special purpose devices a fault handler module; and in the presence of a function exposed to a faulty condition in any of said special purpose devices, applying at least one of said general purpose devices in performing said respective function exposed to said faulty condition by locating said faulty condition in the respective special purpose device by means of said fault handler module and issuing a request for a qeneral purpose device in said set to be applied in performing said function exposed to said faulty condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing fault protection of special purpose devices included in at least one communication network and performing respective functions comprising a set of general purpose devices adapted to be configured to perform said respective functions in the presence of a function exposed to a faulty condition in any of said special purpose devices;
- wherein a fault handler module is included in each special purpose device for locating said faulty conditions in respective special purpose devices and issuing requests for a general purpose device in said set to be applied in performing said function exposed to said faulty condition.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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