Patent ID: 8750137
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A service management system for monitoring status of a plurality of network components for use in a telecommunications network, the service management system comprising: an inventory management sub-system operable to analyze circuit designs to determine whether the circuit designs are valid, wherein each of the circuit designs comprise one or more network components of the plurality of network components; a database comprising inventory information related to the plurality of network components, wherein the inventory management sub-system is further operable to update the database to include updated inventory information concerning one or more network components used in valid circuit designs configured in the telecommunications network; and a plurality of element management systems communicatively connected to the inventory management sub-system, and wherein each of the plurality of element management systems is further communicatively connected to at least one network component of the plurality of network components, wherein the inventory management subsystem and the network components communicate via the plurality of element management systems.