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Systems and methods for automatic replacement and repair of communications network devices

  • US 9,817,709 B2
  • Filed: 11/09/2012
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatic repair of network devices in a communications network comprising:

  • receiving from an alarming system an alert about a network device;

    identifying, at a processor, the network device in a communications network;

    identifying, in a database, a profile comprising device identification information corresponding to the network device and device configuration information indicating one or more applications being executed on the device and related application configuration data;

    establishing, using the processor, communication with the network device based on the identification information to determine a status for the network device; and

    initiating, using the processor, at least one repair procedure to restore the network device based on the status;

    wherein the status of the network device is available, the method further comprising;

    accessing, at the processor, the network device to obtain state information for the network device;

    parsing, at the processor, the state information to identify at least one application executable by the network device; and

    restoring, at the processor, the at least one application to an acceptable state on the network device, wherein initiating the at least one repair procedure to restore the network device is based on the state information and the at least one application.

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