Element management system with data-driven interfacing driven by instantiation of meta-model
US7366989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/247
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element management system which can exploit the customized interface features of a variety of versions of a variety of complex system products from a variety of manufacturers. This is done by maintaining a meta-model, which is not itself a model until instantiated, of the possible known product configurations to be interfaced to. Once the meta-model is instantiated, it provides configuration parameters which the interface program uses to build a correct configuration for the management and/or monitoring interface. This is particularly advantageous in the preferred embodiment of a telecommunications network element management system, but also has potential applicability to other large “supersystem” applications.
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