Patent ID: 6269397
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A management system for network element management in a telecommunications network, the system comprisingat least one management workstation (WS1, WS2) for sending management information to the network elements to be managed,a management bus (MB) in the telecommunications network, on which bus the network elements (NE) to be managed are coupled and through which the management information sent by the management workstation is transferred to the network elements,a management server (S1) in the Internet or in an Intranet,first conversion means (41, 45, 46) in connection with the management server for converting the management information given from the management workstation that is in contact with the management server into management messages, andsecond conversion means (41, 45, 46) in connection with the management server for converting the response messages given by the network element into documents in accordance with the description language understood by the program used by the management workstation, the documents being sent in a known manner to the management workstation,wherein said telecommunications network is a non-TCP network,wherein said management server is connected to the management bus (MB) of said telecommunications network for converting the management information into messages conforming to a management protocol used in said telecommunications network and for sending said messages to the management bus, anda main menu of management alternatives relating to the network elements to be managed is stored in advance in the management server, and the management server is adapted to request other management alternatives from the network element and to form from the received response a SGML-based document to be sent to the management workstation.