Method and system for the optimal formatting, reduction and compression of DEX/UCS data

A method for communicating data between a network operations center and at least one remote device comprising:

• receiving data from the remote device at the network operations center and transmitting data from the network operations center to the remote device;
• processing data received from the remote device at the network operations center and storing the processed data in a database associated with the network operations center;
• transmitting a data request for a current state of the at least one remote device from the network operations center to the at least one remote device;
• transmitting an error checking cyclic redundancy check value from the network operations center to the at least one remote device as part of the data request;
• establishing a current state for the at least one remote device by selecting records from a data block at the remote device indicative of the current state of the remote device;
• restructuring the selected records at the remote device, based upon a template, to establish the current state of the remote device;
• accessing a previous state for the at least one remote device;
• calculating a delta between the current state and the previous state for the at least one remote device;
• applying a data compression algorithm to the calculated delta;
• restructuring of the selected records, based upon the template, allowing higher compression ratios to be achieved when the data compression algorithm is applied to the calculated delta;
• preparing a device response at the remote device which includes a current cyclic redundancy check value and the compressed delta, wherein the current cyclic redundancy check value is calculated based on a comparison of the error checking redundancy check value from the network and a cyclic redundancy check value accessible by the remote device;
• (pages 19–20, spec.)
• transmitting the device response to the network operations center;
• receiving the device response at the network operations center;
• and
• creating a current state of the remote device at the network operations center based on stored values in the associated database, the current cyclic redundancy check value and the compressed delta provided in the device response.

A system for communicating data between a network operations center and at least one remote device comprising:

• a wide area network operable to communicate data between the network operations center and the remote device;
• the network operations center operable to establish communications with the remote device using the wide area network;
• the remote device operable to establish communications with the network operations center using the wide area network;
• the network operations center operable to process data received from the remote device and to store the processed data in an associated database;
• a data block having at least one set of records communicatively coupled to the remote device;
• the remote device operable to receive a request for data from the network operations center;
• the remote device operable to receive an error checking cyclic redundancy check value from the network operations center as part of the request;
• the remote device operable to select records from the data block based on the data request from the network operations center;
• a template for restructuring the selected records by the remote device;
• the remote device operable to restructure the selected records according to the template;
• the remote device operable to calculate a delta between the restructured records and a stored set of records according to the template;
• the remote device operable to apply a data compression algorithm to the calculated delta;
• the remote device operable to restructure the selected records, based upon the template, allowing higher compression ratios to be achieved when the data compression algorithm is applied to the calculated delta;
• the remote device operable to prepare a device response which includes a current cyclic redundancy check value and the compressed delta, wherein the current cyclic redundancy check value is calculated based on a comparison of the error checking redundancy check value from the network and a cyclic redundancy check value accessible by the remote device;
• (pages 19–20, spec.)
• the remote device operable to transmit the device response to the network operations center;
• the network operations center operable to receive the device response;
• and
• the network operations center operable to create a current state of the remote device based on stored values in the associated database, the current cyclic redundancy check value and the compressed delta provided in the device response.