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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Ajay P. Deo, Lewisville, TX (US);
Andrew Dugan, Superior, CO (US);
Allen Holmes, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kelvin R. Porter, Dallas, TX (US);
Terence A. Robb, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ajay P. Deo, Lewisville, TX (US);
Andrew Dugan, Superior, CO (US);
Allen Holmes, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kelvin R. Porter, Dallas, TX (US);
Terence A. Robb, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
MCI, Inc., Ashburn, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for deploying and activating services in a communications network. In the context of a communications network that deploys service functionality by distributing managed software objects to service processing nodes, the present invention relates to selectively dispensing managed objects from a central repository and coordinating the instantaneous activation or deactivation of services throughout the network. Furthermore, where a managed object service creation environment is coupled to such a network, the method and apparatus of the present invention provides security, back-up, and version control of managed objects and other network data stored in the repository.