Alcatel

Alcatel Lucent

Dominique Chantrain

Hans Vanderstraeten

Michel Van Ackere

Lieven Trappeniers

Stéphane Focant

Jan De Moerloose

Bart Bauwens

Claudine Batsleer

Hien Thong Pham

A method for deploying a service in a communication network by performing the steps of: invoking a service deployment engine by a request for the service, retrieval of deployment templates, retrieval of service deployment policies, determination of a current configuration of at least one network element involved in providing the service, and selection of a deployment template from the retrieved deployment templates based on the service deployment policies and configuration. Further, a method for configuring a network element via a network element controller through the intermediary of a network element proxy.

Method for deploying a service and a method for configuring a network element in a communication network

The invention relates to a method of setting up data communication with a communication means (TERA), a first (TERA) and a second (TERB) communication means therefor, set-up program modules (PMPA and PMPB) therefor, a test means (CK) therefor and a test module (PMCK) for a test means. The first communication means (TERA) possesses at least one protocol module (P A, P A and BA) for data communication via at least one first layer of a communication protocol. The second communication means (TERB) sends a test means (CK) at least one target protocol property of the at least one first or one second layer of the protocol for data communication with the first communication means (TERA). The first communication means (TERA) sends the test means at least one actual protocol property of the at least one layer, able to be processed by the at least one protocol module (P A, P A and BA), of the protocol. The test means compares the at least one actual protocol property with the target protocol property. After this, in manner dependent on the respective result, the test means sends the first (TERA) and/or the second (TERB) communication means an instruction for the execution of a subsequent action.

Method of setting up data communication with a communication means and furthermore program modules and means therefor

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Edegem, Belgium

Dominique Chantrain