Kathleen M Curtis

US Patent:

57746893, Jun 30, 1998

Filed:

Sep 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/532314

Inventors:

David C. Curtis - Chester Springs PA
Kathleen P. Curtis - Chester Springs PA
David D. Denunzio - Glenside PA
William P. Reed - Haddonfield NJ
Robert A. Wolak - Audubon PA

Assignee:

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 15173

US Classification:

395500

Abstract:

An arrangement (apparatus and method) for dynamically provisioning infrastructure components in a digital communication network using an object-oriented relational paradigm. A network configuration system, also referred to as a video support system, stores all related information on each of the infrastructure components (IFCs) as objects in an object oriented relational database, including the functions, capabilities, locations, when and how the IFCs are assigned, and the capacities, working and spare, existing in and between various locations. The objects are arranged into clusters based on common characteristics, and the object clusters (modules), selectively access other modules to provide functional and logical connections independent from nonrelevant objects, such as physical location. Entity relationships establish the relevancy of different objects and object clusters. The object-oriented relational paradigm allows new technology devices to be added to the infrastructure, and enables intelligent infrastructure components to perform dynamic and adaptive configurations with minimal modification in the provisioning system.