Patent ID: 6499059
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A network element (NE) for a communications network, comprising:a controller (CT) including a processor (CPU) for executing an access request (REQ), a memory (MEM) for storing managed objects (MO1, MO2, MO3, MO), and an access unit (ACC) for receiving at least one access request (REQ), wherein the controller controls the network element using the managed objects (MO1, MO2, MO3, MO) as images of the static and dynamic properties of resources of the network element (NE), wherein, a service profile stores information about the access rights to the managed objects (MO1, MO2, MO3, MO) in the memory, and a processor (CPU) determines whether access rights to managed objected needed to execute the access request REQ are present.