摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for validating configuration data in a switch. An error is detected if the configuration data fails to comply with one or more rules; and a user is presented with an interface that allows the user to correct the error. The rules may include one or more syntactic rules or conflict rules (or both). In the case of a simple error, the user is presented with an error indication with a smart error link. In the case of a conflict error, the user is presented with an error indication that identifies the conflicting endpoints and optionally allows the user to correct at least one conflicting endpoint. The configuration data is revalidated after a change is made by a user. Changes are propagated to affected data objects. A number of error types may be automatically updated. When an objects inherit properties through application of a template to the data object, a list is maintained of the data objects associated with each template, so that the associated data objects can be updated if the template is updated. Errors information can be presented to the user in a hierarchical error tree. The user can select errors from the tree to be corrected. The error tree can optionally be redisplayed following a change by validating only affected elements.
摘要:
Geographical redundancy and an efficient switchover process to redundant equipment (210) is achieved by separating active main equipment (220) and standby redundant equipment in different geographical locations so that failures can be avoided in the event of a natural disaster or other event that affects an entire building or region. In addition, partial switchover can be performed for components or functions that become inoperative to corresponding redundant components in the standby equipment. To provide further redundancy and prevent unneeded switchovers, status or heartbeat messages are transmitted between the active main equipment and standby redundant equipment over two different networks.
摘要:
The invention allows binary class based control of a communications network and its services. A fault table and a state table are generated. The state table is compared with the state table in response to detecting a change in a state table entry. If the changed state table entry equals a corresponding fault table entry, an appropriate control action is determined and performed. The invention allows controlling a communications network, communications network resources, communications network services and services provided over the communications network significantly faster than prior art implementations.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for the automated determination of the indirect and direct extent of damages in objects resulting from a failure of technical components integrated in a production cycle. The invention involves the detection of the components that are affected by a failure, a determination of the number of clients and/or users dependant on each affected component, and a determination of the point in time of the expected renewed availability of each affected component. The extent of the resulting indirect and indirect monetary damages is determined on the basis of this information.
摘要:
A network device selects at least one other network device as its backup and communicates information for use by the backup network device(s) in assuming the role of the network device upon its unavailability. The network device also receives information from at least one network device that has selected it as its backup device for use in assuming the role of the selecting device(s) upon unavailability of the selecting device(s). Each network device may act as a backup for the same number of devices as it has backups. Selection of backup devices may be based on device reliability. In one embodiment, each network device has a primary and secondary backup. The primary backup assumes the role of the network device when the latter becomes unavailable, and the secondary backup assumes the role of the network device when both the network device and its primary backup are unavailable.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for the automated determination of the indirect and direct extent of damages in objects resulting from a failure of technical components integrated in a production cycle. The invention involves the detection of the components that are affected by a failure, a determination of the number of clients and/or users dependant on each affected component, and a determination of the point in time of the expected renewed availability of each affected component. The extent of the resulting indirect and indirect monetary damages is determined on the basis of this information.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for validating configuration data in a switch. An error is detected if the configuration data fails to comply with one or more rules; and a user is presented with an interface that allows the user to correct the error. The rules may include one or more syntactic rules or conflict rules (or both). In the case of a simple error, the user is presented with an error indication with a smart error link. In the case of a conflict error, the user is presented with an error indication that identifies the conflicting endpoints and optionally allows the user to correct at least one conflicting endpoint. The configuration data is revalidated after a change is made by a user. Changes are propagated to affected data objects. A number of error types may be automatically updated. When an objects inherit properties through application of a template to the data object, a list is maintained of the data objects associated with each template, so that the associated data objects can be updated if the template is updated. Errors information can be presented to the user in a hierarchical error tree. The user can select errors from the tree to be corrected. The error tree can optionally be redisplayed following a change by validating only affected elements.
摘要:
A network management system provides distributed task and data processing services to management processes by employing distributed autonomous agents. The network management system includes management units (37,38, fig.2) that are associated with network elements (33,34,35,36,fig.2) of the network. The management units (37,38,fig.2) store a dynamically updated model of the corresponding network elements (33,34,35,36,fig.2). The model is used to implement data gathering tasks as well as network control operations. The model includes autonomous agents, each modeling a network element (33,34,35,36,fig.2). The agents communicate with one another and cooperate to facilitate the implementation of a distributed algorithm. The management system provides the management processes with data management as well as one step network control operation services. Accordingly, the management processes do not process a large amount of data or execute step-by-step network control operations.
摘要:
The invention relates to implementing a secured bus, particularly a management bus in a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of nodes (M, 1...8, N1...N9) connected to each other by data connections. In the network, a master-slave synchronization method is employed, by means of which a hierarchical acyclic structure is established in the network and a bus (MB) is implemented in the network, for transmitting information outside user traffic, such as information related to network management. For achieving as simple a solution as possible, the implementation of the bus is linked with the synchronization method carried out in the network so that the bus is switched to proceed in the nodes each time on those inter-nodal data connections along which the synchronization method chooses the synchronization to be transmitted from one node to another.