Method and apparatus for comprehensive network management system
First Claim
1. A method for comprehensively managing a communications environment, wherein the communications environment comprises a plurality of network domains, each network domain comprising a separately managed communications network having intra-domain management components, the intra-domain management components comprising:
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, the method being executed by one or more processors that perform one or more operations comprising;
receiving, at an inter-domain data collection module, domain-specific service data from the intra-domain management components of at least two network domains of the plurality of network domains;
receiving, at an inter-domain service level management module, the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain data collection module;
receiving, at a business process management module, at least the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain service level management module; and
determining, at the business process management module, whether one or more predefined business objectives are met using the received service data.
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Abstract
In a system for managing data, voice, application and video networks and associated systems and services that comprise multiple, interconnected network technologies, a management system suited for a particular networking technology manages each separate technology domain. Multiple management systems thus manage multiple domains with respect to fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management. The management systems that manage the individual networking technology domains are then themselves managed by a higher-level system, called an inter-domain management system, which performs cross-domain management. The individual management systems of the invention collect data from their respective technology domains and provide it to an intra-domain data collection function. This data is then utilized by an inter-domain data correlation function to determine what instructions should be sent from an intra-domain instruction function to each management system for implementation in its respective technology domains. The comprehensive management system thus collects data from each lower-level management system and, if required, sends operational instructions back to each lower level system. Event correlation and service level management are performed at both the intra-domain and inter-domain levels. Business process management is performed at the inter-domain level.
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1. A method for comprehensively managing a communications environment, wherein the communications environment comprises a plurality of network domains, each network domain comprising a separately managed communications network having intra-domain management components, the intra-domain management components comprising:
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, the method being executed by one or more processors that perform one or more operations comprising;
receiving, at an inter-domain data collection module, domain-specific service data from the intra-domain management components of at least two network domains of the plurality of network domains; receiving, at an inter-domain service level management module, the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain data collection module; receiving, at a business process management module, at least the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain service level management module; and determining, at the business process management module, whether one or more predefined business objectives are met using the received service data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, the method being executed by one or more processors that perform one or more operations comprising;
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for comprehensively managing a communications environment, wherein the communications environment comprises a plurality of network domains, each network domain comprising a separately managed communications network having intra-domain management components, the intra-domain management components comprising:
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, wherein the instructions are operable to configure one or more processors to;
receive, at an inter-domain data collection module, domain-specific service data from the intra-domain management components of at least two network domains of the plurality of network domains; receive, at an inter-domain service level management module, the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain data collection module; receive, at a business process management module, at least the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain service level management module; and determine, at the business process management module, whether one or more predefined business objectives are met using the received service data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, wherein the instructions are operable to configure one or more processors to;
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11. A system for comprehensively managing a communications environment, wherein the communications environment comprises a plurality of network domains, each network domain comprising a separately managed communications network having intra-domain management components, the intra-domain management components comprising:
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, the system comprising;
one or more processors configured to; receive, at an inter-domain data collection module, domain-specific service data from the intra-domain management components of at least two network domains of the plurality of network domains; receive, at an inter-domain service level management module, the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain data collection module; receive, at a business process management module, at least the service data relating to the at least two network domains from the inter-domain service level management module; and determine, at the business process management module, whether one or more predefined business objectives are met using the received service data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- an intra-domain data management component that manages the network domain and an intra-domain service level management component that receives service data relating to levels of service provided by the network domain from the intra-domain data management component, formulates intra-domain service instructions using the service data, and transmits the intra-domain service instructions to the intra-domain data management component, the system comprising;
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