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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsEmmanuel Marilly, Stephane Betge-Brezetz, Olivier Martinot, Gerard Delegue
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A device (2) dedicated to the processing of management data for a communications network (N), representing the use of the resources and/or services within the network, comprises processing means (5) arranged so as to determine, from the management data, primary data representing a state of use of the network by at least one user who has made an SLA with the operator of the network, and then to compare this state of use with ancillary data representing the SLA, so as to determine an action to be undertaken in the event of detection of at least one difference between the primary data and the ancillary data.
A device (2) for processing management data for a communications network (N), representing the use of the resources and/or services within the said network, characterised in that it comprises processing means (5) arranged so as to determine primary data representing a state of use of the network (N) by at least one user who has made a service level agreement, or “SLA”, with an operator of the said network, from the said management data, and then to compare the said state of use with ancillary data representing the said SLA, so as to determine an action to be undertaken in the event of the detection of at least one difference between the said primary data and the said ancillary data, the said processing means (5) being arranged in order to determine the said action to be undertaken amongst an action group comprising a proposal to modify the SLA made between the said user and the said operator and/or a proposal to modify the services and/or resources of the said network (N), and to adapt at least some of the SLA modification proposals according to the said difference detected.
A device (1) for managing a communications network (N), characterised in that it comprises a processing device (2) according to one of the preceding claims.
A method of processing management data for a communications network (N), representing the use of the resources and/or of the services within the said network, characterised in that it consists of determining primary data representing a state of use of the network (N) by at least one user who has made a service level agreement, or “SLA”, with an operator of the said network, from the said management data, and then comparing the said state of use with ancillary data representing the said SLA, so as to determine an action to be undertaken in the event of the detection of at least one difference between the said primary data and the said ancillary data, the said action to be undertaken is determined in an action group comprising a proposal to modify the SLA made between the said user and the said operator and/or a proposal to modify the services and/or resources of the said network (N), at least some of the SLA modification proposals are adapted according to the said difference detected.
Use of the method, processing device (2) and management device (1) according to one of the preceding claims in networks chosen from a group comprising Internet (IP), ATM, Frame Relay, SDH and WDM networks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.