Patent ID: 6134544
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
An interface between a customer administrative system and a plurality of database network elements of a wireless communications system, the database network elements storing both permanent data and temporary data, comprising:first logic for supporting transaction oriented communications addressed by the customer administrative system to a selected one of the plurality of database network elements in order to administer the stored permanent data; andsecond logic for supporting query oriented communications sent by the customer administrative system to the interface, the second logic operating to determine for an individual query oriented communication sent to the interface which plural database network elements should be contacted in connection with handling the individual query oriented communication to administer the stored permanent data, and then send the individual query oriented communication on to those plural identified database network elements,wherein the second logic further functions to:receive a search request sent from the customer administrative system to the interface;identify based on the search request which plural ones of the plurality of database network elements must be queried in order to respond to the search request;translate the search request into corresponding plural database queries each specifically tailored for an identified one of the database network elements; andapply the database queries to the identified plural database network elements for processing.