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Method for managing at least one capability characteristic of a switching system of a telecommunication network

US7260199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Herbert Herrmann · Obertshausen, DE
Jurgen Lantermann · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2001
Grant date	Aug 21, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2213/1305
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for managing at least one capability characteristic (F1, F2, F3), which is subject to license or for managing at least one group (G1, G2, G3) of capability characteristics (F1, F2, F3), which are subject to license, of a switching system of a telecommunications network. According to the invention, at least one use counter (C, E1, E2) at a time is assigned to the at least one capability characteristic (F1, F2, F3) and/or to the at least one group (G1, G2, G3) of capability characteristics (F1, F2, F3). Said use counter indicates the current number of uses of the capability characteristic (F1, F2, F3) or of the group (G1, G2, G3) of capability characteristics (F1, F2, F3). A typical use of the invention involves the sharing of a switching system by an number of service providers.

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