Patent ID: 7779100
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for integrating access to network elements of a telecommunications network from at least one operation support system through a common integrated access computer system, the method comprising: receiving, by the common integrated access computer system, a system request from an operation support system for communication with a network element, the system request comprising a transaction language command; identifying, by the common integrated access computer system, an element management system group associated with the network element, the element management system group comprising at least one element management system server; querying, by the common integrated access computer system, the at least one element management system server to identify an active element management system server in the element management system group; determining a type of the active element management server; determining at least one configuration constraint corresponding to the type of element management system server; determining, by the common integrated access computer system, whether the active element management system server has an available connection sufficient to support the system request for communication with the network element based on the at least one configuration constraint; and when the active element management system server has an available connection, the common integrated access computer system sending the system request for communication with the network element over the available connection, the sending the system request over the available connection comprising multiplexing the system request with at least one other request to the active element management system server; when the active element management system server does not have an available connection and a time out has not occurred, the common integrated access computer system determining if an alternative active element management system server is available; when a time out has not occurred and the alternative active element management system server does not have an available connection, the common integrated access computer system buffering the request for communication with the network element and again determining whether an active element management system server has the available connection after a predetermined time; and when a time out occurs, the common integrated access computer system notifying the operation support system that a connection is not available.