Patent ID: 6163544
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A generic information model for configuration, control and management of auxiliary resources within a telecommunication network, said information model comprising a hierarchical structure of object classes, each object class comprising an aggregate of named data elements and a set of operations designed to manipulate said data, said hierarchical structure comprising in a top down direction: a network object class (25), a managed element object class (26) having a relation to the network object class, and a fabric object class (27) having a relation to the managed element object class, said network object class (25) representing an abstraction of the telecommunication network and comprising an identification of the telecommunication network, said managed element object class (26) describing the physical sites of fabrics (38, 40, 48) within said network, said fabric object class (27) describing the physical exchanges used for switching in said telecommunication network as well as devices connected to individual switches, characterized in that the information model is used for a switched telecommunication network and that it further comprises an auxiliary resource analyze object class (28), an auxiliary resource pool object class (29) and an auxiliary resource connection termination point object class (30) said auxiliary resource analyze object class (28) comprising information describing the cites within said telecommunication network where there are pools (21, 27) of auxiliary devices and a relation to said network object class (25), said auxiliary resource pool object class (a) having a relation to said fabric object class (27), (b) comprising identities of specific auxiliary devices and (c) containing connection termination points of said auxiliary devices, said auxiliary resource connection termination point object classa) having a relation to said managed element object class, (b) containing information on identified auxiliary devices and (c) operating on identified auxiliary devices so as to allow for centralized handling of resources within said telecommunication network.