Patent ID: 7162523
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a control interface to enforce a network architecture in a communication network wherein the control interface comprises first states of logical elements, first maps of the logical elements, second states of network devices, and second maps of the network devices wherein the logical elements represent sets of network device functions, the method comprising: receiving an event into the control interface; in the control interface, processing the event to identify one of the logical elements and at least one of the network devices; in the control interface, updating the first state for the identified logical element based on the event and one of the first maps of the identified logical element; and in the control interface, updating the second state for the identified network device based on the event and one of the second maps of the identified network device; wherein each of the first maps of the identified logical element comprises a representation of state transitions of the identified logical element; and wherein each of the second maps of the identified network device comprises a representation of state transitions of the identified network device.