Lucent Technologies Inc.

Kenneth R Macfarlane

Girish Rai

Philip M Parsons

Jerome Edward Rog

Kurt A Vangsness

William E Barker

Michael P Foley

Lisa M Connelly

Marvin A Eggert

In accordance with the invention, a method is provided for remotely managing a plurality of network element of a telecommunications network through a special communication link including a computer internet such as a local area network, the world wide web or the Internet. A management computer is connected to an element management system server through a communication link including the computer internet. At least one of the plurality of network elements is also coupled to the element management server through the computer internet and the at least one of the plurality of network elements is managed via communications conveyed through the element management server between the management computer and the at least one network element.

Method for computer internet remote management of a telecommunication network element

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Wheaton, IL, United States of America

Kenneth R Macfarlane