Method and apparatus for open management of multi-media services
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1. A system for open management of a service comprising:
- a network device having a memory in which is stored a registry of;
service capabilities associated with different protocols, each service capability being a function which is insufficient to provide a service, groups of which are combined to provide a service instance based on different protocols; and
a plurality of management service capabilities, each of which provides a management service capability instance for tracking functions of ones of the service instances;
a cluster server for executing the instances of management services; and
an application programming interface via which the management service capability instances are accessed by a client.
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Abstract
An architecture which permits externalized management of services includes a number of management service capability (MSC) definitions. Each operator may associate a management service capability with a Service/Service Capability for managing various aspects of the Service/Service Capability. An interface enables a variety of different management systems to utilize a common MSC structure, independent of the information models, transport mechanisms and management interface of the system using the MSC. With such an arrangement, management related integration costs associated with integrating and bundling complex multi-media services is significantly reduced.
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1. A system for open management of a service comprising:
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a network device having a memory in which is stored a registry of; service capabilities associated with different protocols, each service capability being a function which is insufficient to provide a service, groups of which are combined to provide a service instance based on different protocols; and a plurality of management service capabilities, each of which provides a management service capability instance for tracking functions of ones of the service instances; a cluster server for executing the instances of management services; and an application programming interface via which the management service capability instances are accessed by a client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for open management of a service provided in a network comprising:
combining service capabilities associated with different protocols to provide an instance of the service based on the different protocols, each service capability being a function which is insufficient to provide a service; maintaining a plurality of management service capabilities, each of which provides a management service capability instance for tracking functions of ones of the service instances; storing the management service capability instances in a registry; and in response to input provided via an interface, executing a corresponding management service capability instance to manage the corresponding tracked service instance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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