Patent ID: 7552201

Claim:
A method for controlling the configuration of elements of a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising the steps of: generating a model configuration of said elements comprising, for at least one function of each element subjected to control, a respective model of implementation of the function itself, collecting, for each element subjected to control, at least one respective set of configuration data of the element itself, verifying, for each element subjected to control and in the absence of interaction with the element itself correspondence between said at least one function as implemented on the basis of said at least one respective set of configuration data of the element and said model of implementation of the function itself included in said model configuration, and performing the steps of generating a model configuration, collecting said at least one respective set of configuration data of the element and verifying said correspondence in relation with at least one of the group including: an interfacing element between two nodes of said plurality, and a plurality of respective sets of configuration data of said element, said plurality of respective sets of configuration data expressing respective different configuration states of the element.