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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1999
Scott Sarnikowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Anil Lakhwara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reza Salehi, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Sanmitra Pandharpur, San Jose, CA (US);
John Litster, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Anirudha Chinmulgund, San Jose, CA (US);
Harry Hirani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kanaiya Vasani, Cupertino, CA (US);
Scott Sarnikowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Anil Lakhwara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reza Salehi, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Sanmitra Pandharpur, San Jose, CA (US);
John Litster, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Anirudha Chinmulgund, San Jose, CA (US);
Harry Hirani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kanaiya Vasani, Cupertino, CA (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications network is provided. The network includes at least one service delivery unit having a data port and a network interface port and a memory that stores data for managing the telecommunications network. The network interface port is coupled to a switch fabric. The data port is coupleable to at least one local area network. A network management station is communicatively coupled to the service delivery unit. The at least one service delivery unit is configurable to allow the network management station to view selected portions of the data in the memory of the at least one service delivery unit to facilitate management of selected aspects of the service delivery unit.