Method and network for adapting a transaction language for network elements
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsCraig Parker, Chris Ramsden
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Abstract
A method and network for adapting a network management protocol (e.g., TL-1) for various transmission protocol terminologies (e.g., SDH and SONET). A network element operates in one transmission protocol mode and sends network management messages to a network management device in a managing terminology based on another transmission protocol mode. The network management device then translates the network management messages to be presented in a user interface at the network management device to an operating terminology based on the operating transmission protocol mode used by the network element.
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A network for adapting a network management protocol for various transmission protocols, the network comprising:
- a storage device storing a set of translation rules for translating between (i) a network element operating terminology based on a first network communications transmission protocol and the network management protocol and (ii) a network managing terminology based on one of a synchronous optical network protocol and a synchronous digital hierarchy network protocol and the network management protocol;
- a network element operating as a first network communications transmission protocol node in a communications network to coordinate communications traffic between the network element and other network devices in the communications network based on the network element operating terminology, and providing a generated input string based on the network managing terminology network managing terminology for use within the network element and between the network element and a network management device for operations, administration, and maintenance of the network element;
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- the network management device in communication with the storage device and in communication with the network element to receive the generated input string, the network management device comprising a user interface and a translator performing translations based on the set of translation rules accessed through the storage device, wherein the translator receives the generated input string to provide to the user interface a translated input string in the network element operating terminology, and the user interface receives the translated input string from the translator and provides a presentation in the network element operating terminology based on the translated input string.
A network management device for adapting a network management protocol for various transmission protocols, the network management device comprising:
- a storage device storing a set of translation rules for translating between (i) a network element operating terminology based on a first network communications transmission protocol and the network management protocol and (ii) a network managing terminology based on one of a synchronous optical network protocol and a synchronous digital hierarchy network protocol and the network management protocol, the network element operating terminology used by a network element operating as a first transmission protocol node in a communications network to coordinate communications traffic between the network element and other network devices in the communications network in the network element operating terminology, and the network managing terminology used for communications within the network element and between the network management device and the network element for operations, administration, and maintenance of the network element;
- a translator for performing translations based on the set of translation rules accessed through the storage device, the translator receiving a generated input string based on the network managing terminology generated by the network element, and translating the generated input string to provide a translated input string in the network element operating terminology;
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- a user interface for providing a presentation, wherein the user interface receives the translated input string from the translator and provides the presentation in the network element operating terminology based on the translated input string.
A computer implemented method for adapting a network management protocol for various transmission protocols in a management network comprising a network management device and a network element, the computer implemented method comprising:
- determining that the network element operates as a first network communications transmission protocol node in a communications network to coordinate communications traffic between the network element and other network devices in the communications network in a network element operating terminology based on a first network transmission protocol and the network management protocol, and communicates with the network management device based on a network managing terminology based on one of a synchronous optical network protocol and a synchronous digital hierarchy network protocol and the network management protocol, the network managing terminology for use within the network element and between the network element and a network management device for operations, administration, and maintenance of the network element
- transferring to the network management device a generated input string generated by the network element in the network managing terminology;
- providing a translated input string in the network element operating terminology based on the generated input string and a set of translation rules;
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- transferring the translated input string to a user interface for a presentation in the network element operating terminology at the network management device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.