Method and system for management of a local craft terminal application executed by a network element

In a communication system including a local computer system in communication with a plurality of remote network elements, a computer-implemented method for configuring a first one of the plurality of remote network elements, the method comprising

• accessing the first one of the plurality of remote network elements and obtaining therefrom a launcher application program configured to manage execution of the local craft terminal application on the local computer system,
• launching the launcher application program on the local computer system and determining, using the launcher application program, whether the local computer system contains an appropriate copy of a local craft terminal application for configuring the first one of the remote network element,
• if the local computer system does not contain the appropriate copy of the local craft terminal application, obtaining the appropriate copy of the local craft terminal application from the first one of the plurality of remote network elements, and
• transmitting configuration data from the local craft terminal application on the local computer system to the first one of the plurality of remote network elements for configuring the first one of the plurality of network elements.

In a communication system, comprising

• a plurality of remote network elements, each of said plurality of network elements having a launcher application program associated therewith,
• a local computer system in communication with the plurality of remote network elements, the local computer system including a memory for storing instructions and a processor programmed to execute the instructions to:
• access a first one of the plurality of remote network elements and obtaining therefrom the launcher application program configured to manage execution of a local craft terminal application on the local computer system,
• launch the launcher application program on the local computer system and determining, using the launcher application program, whether an appropriate copy of the local craft terminal application is stored thereon, and
• if the local computer system does not contain the appropriate copy of the local craft terminal application, obtain the appropriate copy of the local craft terminal application from the first one of the plurality of remote network elements.