Method and platform for interfacing between application programs performing telecommunications functions and an operating system
US6269396A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing a software interface between application programs performing telecommunications functions and an operating system running on at least one node at a site supporting the application programs, and further forming an interface between the application programs and a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes providing a network platform manager operable to remove nodes from service, restore nodes to service, remove applications from service, and restore applications to service, providing a network system integrity manager operable to monitor the nodes and to enable failed nodes to recover, providing a configuration manager operable to interface with a host coupled to the telecom platform, providing a node platform manager operable to provide management functions for a node, providing a service manager operable to start and stop processes at the direction of the node platform manager, and providing a node system integrity manager operable to monitor inter-node links.
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