Operation and maintenance control point and method of managing a self-engineering telecommunications network
US6233449A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An operation and maintenance control point (OMCP) operates at an intermediate level in a telecommunications network between the network elements and the network management system (NMS). The OMCP reduces the processing load on the NMS, and rather than reporting symptoms, provides the NMS with suggested corrective actions to correct reported problems. The NMS executes the suggested corrective actions and compares the actual results in the network with predicted results. Feedback on the results is then provided to the OMCP to improve its analysis and provide more effective corrective actions are suggested if the problem recurs. By automatically interfacing with the NMS, which analyzes and executes the suggested corrective actions, the OMCP creates a self-engineering telecommunications network.
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