Service state administration for a communications apparatus
US6470073B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2201/12
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications system includes a switch having communications resources such as cards containing multiple devices, each containing multiple ports. The switch also contains an administrative agent that maintains hierarchical state information for each resource within the switch. The state information allows for precise and consistent administration of interrelated communications resources within the switch.
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