Patent ID: 7372817

Claim:
An apparatus for operating and maintaining a private mobile communication service system using an internet protocol (IP) network, the private mobile communication service network having a private base station controller (pBSC) and a base station transceiver subsystem (BTS), said apparatus comprising: a wireless system manager (WSM) for receiving operation/maintenance information from the pBSC through the IP network, processing the operation/maintenance information, creating an operation/maintenance control signal, and transmitting the operation/maintenance control signal to the pBSC through the IP network; a hardware alarm collection unit mounted on the pBSC for collecting operation/maintenance information from at least one board and outputting the operation/maintenance information, and for receiving an operation/maintenance control signal from said at least one board and generating a reset signal for said at least one board; and a base station controller main processor (BMP) responsive to the operation/maintenance information being received from the hardware alarm collection unit for ascertaining a link address and for transmitting the operation/maintenance information when the link address is the WSM, and responsive to the operation/maintenance control signal being received from the WSM through the IP network for transmitting the operation/maintenance control signal to the hardware alarm collection units; wherein the WSM comprises a maintenance function module for receiving the operation/maintenance information from the BMP, for providing a maintenance function including at least one of system status monitoring, system failure control and system tests, and for creating and outputting the operation/maintenance control signal; and wherein the maintenance function module comprises: a status manager for monitoring the status of processors of the system, various links and various devices; a fault manager for collecting failures and alarms of the system, and for reporting them to an operator; and a test manager for testing devices and processing test calls.