Method and system for performing circuit upgrade
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsPaul Tantsis, Amit Bhardwaj, Ping Yan, Andrew Lie, Lisong Liu
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Abstract
A system and method for performing an upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, the upgrade is generated at a node in communication with the circuits and the method generally comprises providing a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade and receiving input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for the upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed. The method further comprises automatically performing the upgrade.
Claims41
A method for performing a circuit upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits, the conversion being generated at a node in communication with the circuits, the method comprising:
- providing at the node a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade;
- receiving input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for the upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed;
- and
- automatically performing the circuit upgrade.
A system for performing a circuit upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits, the conversion being generated at a node in communication with the circuits, the system comprising:
- a graphical user interface operable to provide to a user at the node a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade and receive input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for the upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed;
- and
- a processor operable to automatically perform the upgrade at a circuit level.
A computer program product for performing an upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits, the conversion being generated at a node in communication with the circuits, the product comprising:
- code for providing at the node a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade;
- code for receiving input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for an upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed;
- code for automatically performing the upgrade;
- and
- a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes.
A system for performing an upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits, the conversion being generated at a node in communication with the circuits, the system comprising:
- means for providing at the node a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade;
- means for receiving input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for the upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed;
- and
- means for automatically performing the upgrade
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.