Patent ID: 7266595
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a telecommunications network, comprising: providing a network management system (NMS) client; providing one or more network management system (NMS) servers; storing user profile data corresponding to a user profile in a first data repository, the first data repository connected to the one or more NMS servers; storing network device data corresponding to a network device in the telecommunications network in a second data repository; detecting a request from a user by the NMS client for network device data corresponding to the network device, wherein the user request is associated with the user profile and the request is directed to an NMS server of the one or more NMS servers based on the user profile data; generating a data access request by the NMS server to selectively retrieve network access data from the second data repository utilizing the user profile data from the first data repository; retrieving network device data from the second data repository in accordance with the user request; and wherein the user profile data comprises a user's customized graphical user interface and network view preferences, the user's defined management capabilities, addresses for the one or more NMS servers, and the user's group access level for a network device.