Maintenance operations console for an advanced intelligent network
February 26, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesNetwork control center call trace Routing of network traffic Automated channel test unit Communication link identifier Queuing trigger in call processing Systems and processes providing programmable or customized customer telephone information services Area wide centrex Bridge-like internet protocol router Intelligent network communication system System and method for automatically detecting root causes of switching connection failures in a telephone network InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 031043 filed on 02/26/1998US Classes:379/32.03, AIN link379/120With line identification or class of service determinationExaminersPrimary: Kuntz, CurtisAssistant: Nguyen, Duc Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04M 001/24AbstractAn arrangement for monitoring operations of advanced intelligent network (AIN) elements of a public switched telephone network by transporting standardized network management messages across a data network. A maintenance and operations console (MOC) sends and receives Simplified Network Management Protocol (SNMP) objects from AIN elements such as an Intelligent Peripheral (IP) via a packet switched network using a standardized transport protocol such as TCP/IP. The IP includes an error monitoring system that collects error messages and generates an error status report. An SNMP agent internal to the IP converts the error status report to SNMP objects outputs the SNMP objects onto the packet switched network. The MOC receives the SNMP objects, assigns an operational priority to the SNMP objects, and displays the operational priority of the received SNMP objects based on object relationships identified by a Management Information Base (MIB). The MOC outputs SNMP objects identifying corrective measures in accordance with user selection inputs and the object relationships identified by the MIB. The MOC of the present invention provides flexible monitoring of AIN elements at different locations based on the use of SNMP object base, and accommodates changes to the AIN based on the received MIB objects.Field of SearchWith line identification or class of service determinationWith dedicated testing line or trunk Fault detection or fault location on telephone link (e.g., continuity, leakage) Of digital loop carrier Having special connector Of line signalling Pair gain test controller Telephone multiconducting wires (e.g., tip, ring and ground wires) Of trunk or long line By analysis of injected tone signal By loopback Noise At central station With hardcopy record generation (e.g., ticket printing) Call traffic recording or monitoring | |
