Network operations center for mobile earth terminal satellite communications system
First Claim
1. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office and network system having a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting a satellite message via a satellite and satellite beams to and from feederlink earth stations (FESs) and mobile earth terminals (METs) using a mobile communication system, a satellite interface system, a central controller receiving and transmitting the satellite message to and from the satellite communication switching office, the mobile satellite system being responsively connected to said mobile communication system, a method for adding a new subscriber to the system comprising:
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determining from said new subscriber information if the new subscriber is a satellite resource;
in response to said determining step, distributing update requests through the system to a plurality of data bases to be updated with a new subscriber record;
receiving poling responses to said update requests from said plurality of data bases; and
updating said plurality of data bases if all said poling responses are positive.
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Abstract
A mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office and network system having a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting a satellite message via a satellite to and from a mobile earth station including a mobile communication system, a satellite interface system, a central controller receiving and transmitting the satellite message from the mobile earth station to and from the satellite communication switching office via the satellite and the satellite interface system. The mobile communication system includes a user interface system providing a user interface through which a user has access to services supported by the mobile satellite system and an antenna system which provides an interface between the mobile communication system and the mobile satellite system via the satellite interface system. The mobile satellite system comprises a network operations center (NOC) that manages and controls the resources of the satellite network system and conducts the administrative functions associated with the management of the satellite network system. The NOC communicates with the various internal and external entities via a control network.
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21 Claims
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1. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office and network system having a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting a satellite message via a satellite and satellite beams to and from feederlink earth stations (FESs) and mobile earth terminals (METs) using a mobile communication system, a satellite interface system, a central controller receiving and transmitting the satellite message to and from the satellite communication switching office, the mobile satellite system being responsively connected to said mobile communication system, a method for adding a new subscriber to the system comprising:
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receiving new subscriber information;
determining from said new subscriber information if the new subscriber is a satellite resource;
in response to said determining step, distributing update requests through the system to a plurality of data bases to be updated with a new subscriber record;
receiving poling responses to said update requests from said plurality of data bases; and
updating said plurality of data bases if all said poling responses are positive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
generating an event which indicates that the new subscriber has been added; and
sending said event to a communications ground segment event sink.
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5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising the steps:
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logging said event to a file; and
printing said event.
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6. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising a step of transmitting an indication to a configuration management information system (CMIS) that the new subscriber has been successfully added.
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7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein said step of transmitting comprises the steps:
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creating a copy of said printed event; and
forwarding the copy of said printed event to the CMIS.
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8. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite network system including a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting messages via a satellite and satellite beams to and from feederlink earth stations (FESs) connected to at least one land line communications network and mobile earth terminals (METS) of a mobile communication system, a satellite communication switching office connected to said antenna and coupled through a satellite interface system to a central controller, and a network operations center (NOC) for managing and controlling resources of the satellite network system, the NOC communicating with various internal and external entities via a control network, said NOC including a data manager transmitting and receiving of information with other components of the network operations center, said data manager including a NOC data base, a configuration manager allocating system resources, a network manager updating network functions, a call record manager enabling monitoring of customer usage, an event manager detecting fault conditions, and an operator interface transmitting system information to an operator station, a method for adding a new subscriber to the system comprising the steps of:
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receiving new subscriber information;
determining from said new subscriber information if the new subscriber is a satellite resource;
in response to said determining step, distributing update requests through the system to a plurality of data bases to be updated with a new subscriber record;
receiving poling responses to said update requests from said plurality of data bases; and
updating said plurality of data bases if all said poling responses are positive. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
generating an event which indicates that the new subscriber has been added; and
sending said event to a communications ground segment event sink.
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12. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising the steps:
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logging said event to a file; and
printing said event.
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13. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising a step of transmitting an indication to a configuration management information system (CMIS) that the new subscriber has been successfully added.
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14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein said step of transmitting comprises the steps:
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creating a copy of said printed event; and
forwarding the copy of said printed event to the CMIS.
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15. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office and network system having a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting a satellite message via a satellite and satellite beams to and from feederlink earth stations (FESs) and mobile earth terminals (METs) using a mobile communication system, a satellite interface system, a central controller receiving and transmitting the satellite message to and from the satellite communication switching office, the mobile satellite system being responsively connected to said mobile communication system and comprising a network operations center (NOC) managing and controlling the resources of the satellite network system and carrying out the administrative functions associated with the management of the network system, the NOC communicating with various internal and external entities via a control network, a first network communications controller (NCC) managing the real time allocation of circuits between METs and FESs for the purposes of supporting communications, available circuits being held in circuit pools managed by group controllers (GCs) within the NCC, a FES supporting communications links between METs, the public switched telephone network (PSTN), private networks, and other METs, providing call completion and service feature management, and providing at least one of mobile telephone service (MTS), mobile telephone cellular roaming service (MTCRS), and net radio (NR) service, a customer management information system providing customers and service providers with assistance and information including problem resolution, service changes, and billing/usage data, a network engineering system developing network plans and performing analysis in support of the system including analyzing the requirements of the network, reconciling expected traffic loads with the capability and availability of space and ground resources to produce frequency plans, a system engineering system engineering the network subsystems, equipment and software which is needed to expand capacity to meet increases in traffic demands and to provide new features and services, and a group controller subsystem (GCS) incorporating one or multiple group controllers (GC) and allocating and de-allocating circuits for FESMET calls, managing virtual network call processing, MET authentication, and providing elements of call accounting, the GC monitoring the performance of call processing and satellite circuit pool utilization, and performing MET management, commissioning and periodic performance verification testing and database management, a method for adding a new subscriber to the system comprising the steps of:
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receiving new subscriber information;
determining from said new subscriber information if the new subscriber is a satellite resource;
in response to said determining step, distributing update requests through the system to a plurality of data bases to be updated with a new subscriber record;
receiving poling responses to said update requests from said plurality of data bases; and
updating said plurality of data bases if all said poling responses are positive. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
generating an event which indicates that the new subscriber has been added; and
sending said event to a communications ground segment event sink.
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19. The method as recited in claim 18, further comprising the steps:
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logging said event to a file; and
printing said event.
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20. The method as recited in claim 18, further comprising a step of transmitting an indication to a configuration management information system (CMIS) that the new subscriber has been successfully added.
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21. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein said step of transmitting comprises the steps:
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creating a copy of said printed event; and
forwarding the copy of said printed event to the CMIS.
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