US 7,061,923 B2 · Method and apparatus for managing local resources at service nodes in an intelligent network

Abstract

A resource management system for an intelligent communications network having one or more distributed service nodes, each service node for providing services relating to an event received at a network resource associated with a service node. The system comprising a first processing tier comprising one or more local execution environments located at a node, each execution environment including a mechanism for instantiating one or more service objects capable of performing event services at a first local execution environment, and, for generating status information relating to executing service objects; and, a second processing tier associated with a service node and including a system processor for tracking status and availability of service objects and local execution environments. Upon receipt of service requests, the system processor communicates with the first processing tier for receiving the status information and initiating service object instantiation in the one or more local execution environments in the first processing tier at the node based upon the status and availability information of the requested service object.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for managing resources in a telecommunications system employing an intelligent distributed network architecture, comprising:

an intelligent distributed network architecture node, the intelligent distributed network architecture node including:
an intelligent call processor;
a network management system agent coupled to the intelligent call processor;
a service layer execution environment coupled to the intelligent call processor;
and
a first resource complex coupled to the intelligent call processor, the first resource complex including a first switch fabric.

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A computer program product for enabling a processor in a computer system to manage resources in an intelligent network having one or more service nodes, each service node capable or providing one or more services, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said computer usable medium for causing a program to execute on the computer system, said computer readable program code means comprising:
means for enabling the computer system to receive a communications event corresponding to a requested service, the service to be performed at a service node;
means for enabling the computer system to instantiate one or more service objects capable of performing the requested service in a local execution environment at the service node;
means for enabling the computer system to track the status of executing service objects for the requested service and availability of service objects at the service node;
and
means for enabling the computer system to initiate service object instantiation in the local execution environment upon receipt of further requests for service at the node based on the status and availability information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for managing local resources at service nodes in an intelligent network

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Method and apparatus for managing local resources at service nodes in an intelligent network

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