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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
C. L. Fagan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tri M. Phan, Renton, WA (US);
Michael A. D'annunzio, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben C. Forbes, Seattle, WA (US);
C. L. Fagan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tri M. Phan, Renton, WA (US);
Michael A. D'Annunzio, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben C. Forbes, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Exemplary methods and systems manage a mobile network. A mobile network node is managed when the node is connected to the network. However, an alarm is not necessarily generated when the node is not connected to the network. A status message is periodically generated and transmitted from the mobile network node to a network control facility. The status message may include any status information regarding the mobile network node as desired. When the status message is indicative of a predetermined condition, an alarm is automatically generated. When no status message is received from the mobile network node, a determination is made whether connectivity exists between the mobile network node and the network. If connectivity does not exist between the mobile network node and the network, then no alarm is generated. If connectivity does exist between the mobile network node and the network, then an alarm is generated.