Patent ID: 8762510

Claim:
A common management system configured for use in an antenna system that distributes radio frequency signals for a first wireless communication service provider and a second wireless communication service provider using the same distribution network, the common management system comprising: a software element; and an interface to communicatively couple the software element to: a first tenant network management system operated by the first wireless communication service provider, a second tenant network management system operated by the second wireless communication service provider, and entities within the antenna system; and a local database store to store information from poll and status information requests that the common management system originates; wherein the software element is configured to receive control messages sent from the first tenant network management system and to receive control messages sent from the second tenant network management system; wherein the software element is further configured to forward control messages to entities within the antenna system; and wherein the software element additionally implements: a poll and status request message interceptor, which intercepts messages from the first and second tenant network management systems intended for entities within the antenna network and attempts to respond with information contained in the local database.