Method and system for automatically requesting, generating and maintaining ATM addresses
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon to be processed by a computing device and to perform a method for generating an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) address, the method comprising:
- receiving a first set of data parameters, wherein the first set of data parameters includes an element identifier corresponding to a network element that is to receive the ATM address;
querying a database based on the first set of data parameters that enables a unique communications-element identifier to be generated;
determining one or more element identifiers available for assignment based upon the querying of the database, wherein determining the one or more element identifiers includes determining the most recently assigned element identifier;
generating the unique communications-element identifier from the one or more element identifiers available for assignment without user intervention, wherein generating the unique communications-element identifier includes incrementing the determined most recently assigned element identifier; and
automatically grouping the generated communications-element identifier with a second set of data parameters to create the ATM address; and
storing the ATM address in a database.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically generating and maintaining Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) addresses is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a requestor that includes an element identifier corresponding to a network element to be ultimately associated with the ATM address, validating the request, providing a unique identifier that corresponds to the network element, grouping the unique identifier with a set of parameters to create the ATM address without user intervention, and storing the ATM address in a repository. The system includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for receiving one or more parameters to be used to generate the ATM address and a set of computer-useable instructions accessible by the GUI that perform a method for generating the ATM address without user intervention based in part on the one or more parameters.
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14 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon to be processed by a computing device and to perform a method for generating an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) address, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of data parameters, wherein the first set of data parameters includes an element identifier corresponding to a network element that is to receive the ATM address; querying a database based on the first set of data parameters that enables a unique communications-element identifier to be generated; determining one or more element identifiers available for assignment based upon the querying of the database, wherein determining the one or more element identifiers includes determining the most recently assigned element identifier; generating the unique communications-element identifier from the one or more element identifiers available for assignment without user intervention, wherein generating the unique communications-element identifier includes incrementing the determined most recently assigned element identifier; and automatically grouping the generated communications-element identifier with a second set of data parameters to create the ATM address; and storing the ATM address in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for automatically generating an ATM address incident to a request from a requestor, the method comprising:
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receiving the request at a server, wherein the request includes an element identifier corresponding to a network element to be ultimately associated with the ATM address; validating the request by the server, wherein validating the request includes determining whether the requestor has authority to submit the request, wherein determining whether the requestor has authority to submit the request includes— retrieving information related to the requestor from a log-in profile of the requestor; and determining from the log-in profile whether the requestor has the requisite authority to submit the request; determining one or more element identifiers available for assignment by the server; generating, by the server, a unique identifier that corresponds to the network element from the one or more element identifiers available for assignment; grouping, by the server, the unique identifier with a set of parameters to create the ATM address without user intervention; and storing the ATM address in a database. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically generating an ATM address incident to a request from a requestor, the method comprising:
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receiving the request at a server, wherein the request includes an element identifier corresponding to a network element to be ultimately associated with the ATM address; validating the request by the server, wherein validating the request further includes determining whether the network element to be associated with the ATM address lies in the proper geographic area to receive the ATM address, wherein determining whether the network element to be associated with the ATM address lies in the proper geographic area comprises— gathering information from a log-in profile associated with the requestor; and determining from the gathered information whether the requestor is authorized to request an ATM address for network elements that lie in a certain geographic region; determining one or more element identifiers available for assignment by the server; generating, by the server, a unique identifier that corresponds to the network element from the one or more element identifiers available for assignment; grouping, by the server, the unique identifier with a set of parameters to create the ATM address without user intervention; and storing the ATM address in a database.
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