Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-11
2001-07-31
Harrell, Robert B. (Department: 2152)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
active
06269396
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is related in general to the field of telecommunications. More particularly, the invention is related to a telecom platform system and method.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect of the present invention, a telecom platform forming an interface between application programs performing telecommunications functions and an operating system running on at least one node at a site supporting the application programs, and further forming an interface between the application programs and a telecommunications network. The telecom platform includes network management processes operable to provide inter-node configuration, monitoring and management functionality, node management processes operable to provide node initialization, configuration, monitoring, and management functionality, event processes operable to provide initialization, termination, and distribution of tasks in response to predetermined events, common processes operable to provide a library of a plurality of programming tools for the development of the application programs, communications processes operable to provide message handling functionality, and distributed object processes operable to provide a distributed database repository for object-based communications.
In another aspect of the present invention, a method of providing a software interface between application programs performing telecommunications functions and an operating system running on at least one node at a site supporting the application programs, and further forming an interface between the application programs and a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes supplying network management processes operable to provide inter-node configuration, monitoring and management functionality, supplying node management processes operable to provide node initialization, configuration, monitoring, and management functionality, supplying event processes operable to provide initialization, termination, and distribution of tasks in response to predetermined events, supplying common processes operable to provide a library of a plurality of programming tools for the development of the application programs, supplying communications processes operable to provide message handling functionality, and supplying distributed object processes operable to provide a distributed database repository for object-based communications.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of providing a software interface between application programs performing telecommunications functions and an operating system running on at least one node at a site supporting the application programs, and further forming an interface between the application programs and a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes providing a network platform manager operable to remove nodes from service, restore nodes to service, remove applications from service, and restore applications to service, providing a network system integrity manager operable to monitor the nodes and to enable failed nodes to recover, providing a configuration manager operable to interface with a host coupled to the telecom platform, providing a node platform manager operable to provide management functions for a node, providing a service manager operable to start and stop processes at the direction of the node platform manager, and providing a node system integrity manager operable to monitor inter-node links.
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Jaggers Stephen B.
McDaniel David W.
Shah Mahesh V.
Vatteroni James R.
Worline Mark E.
Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Harrell Robert B.
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