Patent ID: 6389126
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A system to provision application and data files to a plurality of service nodes within a telecommunications network, comprising:a user interface for providing a user with control of the provisioning process via displays and status messages; first interfacing means for interfacing to a service creation environment (SCE) where the application and data files are created; managing means for performing configuration management of the application and data files; a database for storing the application and data files; verification means for verifying commands received from said user via said user interface; a task analyzer for analyzing said commands received from said verification means; communications interface means for interfacing to the service nodes, wherein each of said service nodes includes a network of a plurality of intelligent peripherals, an application server, and a storage device for storing a telecommunications application; distribution means for distributing the application and data files to the service nodes, via said communications interface means, in response to commands from said task analyzer; and a service control manager (SCM) which tracks the state of the plurality of service nodes.