Abstract:
A system for remote management of private networks having duplicate network addresses is provided which consists of a plurality of managed customer networks (16) within a customer domain (12). The managed customer networks (16) within the customer domain (12) are linked to a level one manager (34) and have unique network addresses. The managed customer networks (16) within the customer domain (12) which have duplicate network addresses are assigned to different level one managers. Errors occurring in the managed customer networks are sent to a level one manager (34) which generates an error message uniquely identifying the node or interface link experiencing the error. This error message is forwarded to a level two manager (40) which then routes the error message to an appropriate operator console (42) where the error is diagnosed and corrected.
Abstract:
The specification discloses a method of doing business over the public Internet, particularly, a method which enables access to legacy management tools used by a telecommunications enterprise in the management of the enterprise business to the enterprise customer, to enable the customer to more effectively manage the business conducted by the customer through the enterprise, this access being provided over the public Internet. This method of doing business is accomplished with one or more secure web servers which manage one or more secure client sessions over the Internet, each web server supporting secure communications with the client workstation; a web page backplane application capable of launching one or more management tool applications used by the enterprise. Each of the management tool applications provide a customer interface integrated within said web page which enables interactive Web/Internet based communications with the web servers; each web server supports communication of messages entered via the integrated customer interface to one or more remote enterprise management tool application servers which interact with the enterprise management tool applications to provide associated management capabilities to the customer.
Abstract:
An Intranet/Internet/Web-based data management tool (17) that provides a common GUI (207) enabling the requesting, customizing, scheduling and viewing of various types of unpriced call detail data reports pertaining to a customer's telecommunications network traffic (22). The Intranet/Internet/Web-based (17) reporting system appllication comprises a novel Web-based, client-server application that enables customers to access their own relevant data information timely, rapidly and accurately through a client GUI. A periodic acquisition of data from the customer's telecommunications network (22) at a user-specified frequency and configured to meet real-time traffic reporting requirements (34). The system infrastructure provided enables secure initiation, acquisition, and presentation of unpriced call detail and statistical data reports to customers.
Abstract:
A web-based, integrated customer interface system (30) for enabling customer management of their communication network assets. A web-based GUI (20) enables a customer to interact with one or more network management resources and telecommunication services. The integrated interface system (30) includes: 1) a customer's network report management; 2) a centralized in-box system for online notifications to client workstation; 3) a real-time network services monitoring system; 4) broadband system for presenting physical and logical views of data networks and performance information; 5) a toll-free network management system enabling customization of 800/8xx toll free number routing; 6) Outbound Network Management (ONM); 7) packet-switched events monitoring; 8) a trouble ticket tool; 9) web-based invoice reporting for access to billing information; 10) web-based call manager; 11) on-line order entry and administrative service; 12) system for handling security and authentication.
Abstract:
A Web/Internet based toll-free network management tool (200) that enables customers (100) of telecommunication network providers to modify the configuration of their toll-free networks via a Web/Internet-bases graphical user interface (80, 292). The tool (200) provides customers (100) Web/Internet access to toll-free call routing plans and associated routing plan details (225) via a secure Web/Internet-based connection (22), and additionally provides a customer with the ability to specify implementation of a specific call routing plan for a toll-free number at a predetermined time, and the ability to re-configure an existing call routing plan (222, 224). Additionally, the tool (200) enables a roll-back (416a, 416b) of a particular call-routing plan or call plan detail to a prior configuration at a user-specified time.
Abstract:
A Web-based call routing management workstation application which allows authorized customers to control toll free routing and monitor call center status. An architecture including one or more web servers (24) located in a firewalled demilitarized zone DMZ (17) as communications medium between the customer workstations at the customer sites and the enterprise back-end applications providing the call routing management services, provides a secure infrastructure for accessing the enterprise applications via the otherwise insecure public internet. The present invention enables creation and management of call by call routing rules by a customer with a workstation having an Internet access and a supported Web browser (20). The customized rules may be tested and/or debugged via the Web-enabled workstation, using a debugger/tester which runs the routing rules under a simulated environment.
Abstract:
A system and method for providing both telecommunications network statistical reporting functions and reporting on a call by call detail basis, over the public Internet. A "TRAFFICVIEW" Server (TVS) system (32) and Real time monitoring system is integrated with a web/Internet based reporting system infrastructure and is responsive to instructions provided by subscribers over the internet (15) so that reports may be provided on a given time period, at a given frequency and in a particular format. Standard traffic call detail reports are delivered to the subscriber via a browser based GUI. The GUI provides all reporting functions the subscriber is entitled to. A subscriber may obtain a static view of the traffic for a special service call number by communicating with the TVS (32). Moreover, a remote subscriber may be provided via a browser based workstation GUI with data files containing raw call details and statistics in a predetermined format.
Abstract:
An Internet/Intranet World Wide Web (Web)-based centralized common interface repository system for event notifications and report outputs generated by different server applications and/or application platforms is provided as a message center. Such message center includes a common graphical user interface to a customer for viewing and receiving the report outputs and event notifications. The report outputs and event notifications are communicated in priority order using multithreading and multiprocessing mechanism wherein multiple messages may be serviced or received simultaneously. An Internet/Intranet Web-based information delivery system infrastructure capable of providing for the secure initiation, acquisition, and presentation of information from any customer computer platform having a Web browser is also provided.
Abstract:
A system and method for opening and tracking trouble tickets (400) over the public Internet. A customer service management system (20) provides information included within a customer profile record (500) to a Web enabled infrastructure which is accessible by a remote customer workstation (10) having a Web browser (14) and Internet access. The customer profile information is used to prepopulate data fields in dialogs used to open a trouble ticket (400). Once a trouble ticket (400) is opened, the customer workstation (10) tracks the existing trouble tickets (400) through a browser based graphical user interface 56(a), (b). The graphical user interface 56(a), (b) provides current and historical status reports of the actions taken to resolve a network event and the service organizations responsible for resolving the network event.