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Communication network management apparatus using a cache arranged as a result of a statical analysis of communication related characteristics
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1995-07-28
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2015-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A method of controlling a telecommunication network management is disclosed. By the method, a managing subject of a telecommunication network carries out a management sequence for management information of the telecommunication network in an agent subject. The method comprises the steps of (a) locating a cache storing the management information in the managing subject; and (b) partitioning attributes of the management information into attribute classes corresponding to demands for cache coherency. In the method, the managing subject carries out the management sequence with a higher speed by accessing the cache, and manages the cache for each attribute class efficiently.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeo Hamada
- 👤 Kohei Iseda
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Azuma
- 👤 Takafumi Chujo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/02; H04L41/0213; H04L41/04; H04L41/052; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/2254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of controlling telecommunication network management; wherein a managing subject is provided with a management sequence to control communication related management information of a telecommunication network by controlling an agent subject, said method comprising the steps of: providing a cache for storing said management information in said managing subject; and classifying attributes of said management information according to attribute class, each class corresponding to its tolerance for cache coherency error determined by a requirement from a program to control the management sequence; wherein said managing subject carries out said management sequence with a higher speed by accessing said cache, and manages a cache area for each attribute class efficiently.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of controlling telecommunication network management; wherein a managing subject is provided with a management sequence to control communication related management information of a telecommunication network by controlling an agent subject, said method comprising the steps of: providing a cache for storing said management information in said managing subject; and classifying attributes of said management information according to attribute class, each class corresponding to its tolerance for cache coherency error determined by a requirement from a program to control the management sequence; wherein said managing subject carries out said management sequence with a higher speed by accessing said cache, and manages a cache area for each attribute class efficiently.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said agent subject comprises non-volatile storage means for storing information of said managing subject connected to the agent subject.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the step of automatically generating initializing programs for providing a cache area for each attribute class and setting an initial value in the cache area by determining said attribute class form a definition of said management information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the step of automatically generating interface processing programs for executing a coherency protocol for each attribute class by determining said attribute class from a definition of said management information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the step of ensuring said cache coherency by using a coherency protocol corresponding to each attribute class.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the step of managing said cache based on a least-recently-used algorithm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said method further comprises the step of restoring the management information stored in the non-volatile memory of the agent subject with the management information stored in the cache of the managing subject, after a problem occurred in the agent subject has been fixed.
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