Patent ID: 6487216
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A management system for a telecommunications system, the telecommunications system having a plurality of objects representing elements of the telecommunications system or operations that are applied to those elements, at least one of the plurality of objects representing an element of the telecommunications system and an operation to be applied to that element, the management system comprising:a management controller connected to an item of telecommunications equipment of the telecommunications system for passing messages over a communications link between the management controller and a management element of the telecommunications system to invoke management operations; a set of messages which are generated by the management controller or the management element for passing over the communications link to invoke corresponding management operations, each message being arranged to include one or more information elements referenced when processing the message, at least a first message in the set being arranged to include an information element identifying one of said objects; the management element being arranged, upon receipt of said first message, to cause the corresponding management operation to be invoked unless the object specified in that message represents an element of the telecommunications system and an operation to be applied to that element, in which event the management element causes a management operation to be invoked which is dependent on the operation represented by that object, whereby the first message is used to invoke different management operations dependent on the object identified in the first message.