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Network management system

CA 2246741 A1 · Owner: Sanders, Ed J. Jr. · Inventors: Sanders, Ed J. Jr.; Perry, Wayne B.; Henderson, Gregory Scott

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A system and method for managing a telecommunication network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture (100) includes a workstation function (102) that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) (108) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunication network a telecommunication network , management subsystem (104) that provides an object model of the network including the object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem (106) that stores "current" and "future" views of the …

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  • Filed February 21, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 21, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 21, 1997
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedFebruary 21, 2017
Patent numberCA 2246741 A1
Classification (IPC)H04L41/02 +2 more

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