Network element management
OwnerDavid Funkinventor
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Abstract
An optical network element having a management unit for receiving a management signal. The management unit includes at least two substantially identical management components. Each management component is arranged, in use, to independently receive and process the management signal in a manner such that, in use, the processing conducted by one of the components recognises if a management task associated with the received management signal is executed by the other component, whereby double execution of the task is being avoided
Claims11
An optical network element comprising:
- a management unit for receiving a management signal, wherein the management unit comprises at least two substantially identical management components,
- each management component arranged, in use, to independently receive and process the management signal in a manner such that, in use, the processing conducted by one of the components recognises if a management task associated with the received management signal is executed by the other component, whereby double execution of the task is being avoided.
A method of managing an optical network element, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving and processing a management signal in parallel in at least two independent processes and in a manner such that one of the parallel processes conducted recognises if a management task associated with the received management signal is executed as a result of the other process, whereby double execution of the task is being avoided.
An optical network comprising one or more optical network elements as defined in any one of claims 1 to 19.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.