Method and apparatus for determining the configuration of voice over internet protocol equipment in remote locations
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1. A method for monitoring a network equipment deployed in a communications network, comprising:
- remotely capturing a configuration of the network equipment;
comparing, via a processor, the configuration that is captured with a reference configuration; and
determining a root cause for causing a difference between the configuration that is captured and the reference configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention enables equipment housed in unmanned facilities to be periodically scanned by remote systems for information regarding physical hardware and software configurations. The captured configurations can be compared against a reference configuration that represents the healthy state of the installed equipment. During outages, these captured configurations can be analyzed to determine possible root causes and resolutions for restoration.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a network equipment deployed in a communications network, comprising:
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remotely capturing a configuration of the network equipment; comparing, via a processor, the configuration that is captured with a reference configuration; and determining a root cause for causing a difference between the configuration that is captured and the reference configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for monitoring a network equipment deployed in a communications network, comprising:
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remotely capturing a configuration of the network equipment; comparing, via a processor, the configuration that is captured with a reference configuration; and determining a root cause for causing a difference between the configuration that is captured and the reference configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for monitoring a network equipment deployed in a communications network, comprising:
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means for remotely capturing a configuration of the network equipment; means for comparing the configuration that is captured with a reference configuration; and means for determining a root cause for causing a difference between the configuration that is captured and the reference configuration.
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