Application level integration in support of a distributed network management and service provisioning solution
First Claim
1. A method of participating in a network management and service provisioning environment comprising steps of:
- a. registering a software application with a registry;
b. receiving a list of prior registered software applications already participating in the network management and service provisioning environment from the registry;
c. receiving interworking specifications associated with at least another one software application in the list of prior registered software applications; and
d. providing access, via interaction with the newly registered software application, to functionality specified via the interworking specifications to create an interworked network management and service provisioning environment.
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Abstract
An integrated data network management and data service provisioning environment is provided. The integrated environment includes legacy software application code and current software application code each augmented with code portions enabling exchange of information therebetween via an interworking layer. A facility for participation in and interacting with the integrated environment is also provided. A man-machine interface is integrated across different applications which themselves may be executed on different computers to provide a seamless exchange of information. The advantages are derived from enhanced usage efficiencies in providing data network management and service provisioning solutions. The interworking layer also provides for security enforcement across applications participating in the integrated environment.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of participating in a network management and service provisioning environment comprising steps of:
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a. registering a software application with a registry; b. receiving a list of prior registered software applications already participating in the network management and service provisioning environment from the registry; c. receiving interworking specifications associated with at least another one software application in the list of prior registered software applications; and d. providing access, via interaction with the newly registered software application, to functionality specified via the interworking specifications to create an interworked network management and service provisioning environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a network management and service provisioning environment comprising steps of:
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a. registering a software application with a registry; b. supplying a list of prior registered software applications already participating in the network management and service provisioning environment to the newly registered software application; and c. supplying interworking specifications associated with at least another one software application in the list of prior registered software applications, to the newly registered software application, access to functionality specified via the interworking specifications being enabled via interaction with the newly registered software application providing an interworked network management and service provisioning environment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of exchanging information between software applications in a network management and service provisioning environment comprising steps of:
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a. selecting at least one iconical representation of a data network entity displayed in conjunction with a first software application; b. extracting at least one object identification (objectID) associated with the selection; c. conveying the at least one objectID to a second software application; and d. using the conveyed objectID to populate at least one parameter specifier associated with the second application, the exchange of objectID information facilitating an integrated network management and service provisioning environment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
the exchange of the at least one parameter value further facilitating the integrated network management and service provisioning environment.
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15. A method of exchanging information as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of using the at least one conveyed parameter value further comprises a step of applying a transformation to the at least one parameter value.
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