Methods and systems for provisioning and maintaining a circuit in a data network
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1. A method, comprising:
- at a network management module, receiving a request for logical circuit data associated with a network circuit from a legacy physical element after a problem associated with the network circuit is reported to the legacy physical element and after the legacy physical element retrieves physical circuit information associated with the network circuit;
requesting the logical circuit data from a legacy logical element in communication with a network device of the network circuit;
receiving the logical circuit data from the legacy logical element, the logical circuit data indicative of whether the network circuit has failed; and
when the network circuit has failed, sending the logical circuit data to the legacy physical element external from the network circuit to facilitate the legacy physical element in testing the network circuit by taking the network circuit out of service without losing data.
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Abstract
A disclosed example method involves at a network management module, receiving a request for logical circuit data associated with a network circuit. In addition, the example method involves requesting the logical circuit data from a legacy logical element in communication with a network device of the network circuit. The logical circuit data is received from the legacy logical element. The logical circuit data is indicative of whether the network circuit has failed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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at a network management module, receiving a request for logical circuit data associated with a network circuit from a legacy physical element after a problem associated with the network circuit is reported to the legacy physical element and after the legacy physical element retrieves physical circuit information associated with the network circuit; requesting the logical circuit data from a legacy logical element in communication with a network device of the network circuit; receiving the logical circuit data from the legacy logical element, the logical circuit data indicative of whether the network circuit has failed; and when the network circuit has failed, sending the logical circuit data to the legacy physical element external from the network circuit to facilitate the legacy physical element in testing the network circuit by taking the network circuit out of service without losing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a network manager to; receive a request for logical circuit data associated with a network circuit from a legacy physical element after a problem associated with the network circuit has been reported to the legacy physical element and after the legacy physical element has retrieved physical circuit information associated with the network circuit; request the logical circuit data from a legacy logical element in communication with a network device of the network circuit, the logical circuit data to indicate whether the network circuit has failed; and the legacy physical element to; receive the logical circuit data from the network manager when the network circuit has failed; and test the network circuit by taking the network circuit out of service without losing data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible article of manufacture having machine readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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at a network manager, receive a request for logical circuit data associated with a network circuit from a legacy physical element after a problem associated with the network circuit is reported to the legacy physical element and after the legacy physical element retrieves physical circuit information associated with the network circuit; request the logical circuit data from a legacy logical element in communication with a network device of the network circuit; receive the logical circuit data from the legacy logical element, the logical circuit data indicative of whether the network circuit has failed; and when the network circuit has failed, send the logical circuit data to the legacy physical element external from the network circuit to facilitate the legacy physical element in testing the network circuit by taking the network circuit out of service without losing data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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