Patent ID: 7068608
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling system layout and testing (SLAT) and configuration management of nodes in a consolidated network element (CNE) comprising steps of: inserting into an overhead part of at least one data frame in each data stream sent from a first to a second interconnected node in the CNE, and identifier of equipment that controls the insertion, a transmit port that transmitted the data frame, a strand through which the data frame was sent and, and equipment type of the identified equipment; transmitting each of the data frames from respective transmit ports, through respective strands, to respective receive ports of the second node; receiving the data frames at the respective receive ports; extracting the overhead parts and processing the overhead parts to assemble messages useful for SLAT and configuration management; and using the equipment type for automatically setting at least one port parameter setting of the receive port at which the message was received.