Nicholas A Carter

US Patent:

56087209, Mar 4, 1997

Filed:

Jun 10, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/258411

Inventors:

Charles H. Biegel - Sterling VA
Nicholas J. Carter - Chantilly VA
Chung Chen - Herndon VA
Michael Christofferson - Falls Church VA
Mahesh P. Desai - Annandale VA
Rita A. Eberhart - Herndon VA
Steven M. Klonsky - Arlington VA
Shaun Missett - Herndon VA
Theodore F. Rabenko - Herndon VA
John R. Tomassone - Woodbridge VA
David S. Turvene - Falls Church VA

Assignee:

Hubbell Incorporated - Orange CT

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

370249

Abstract:

A control system for a network element (NE) such as a remote digital terminal (RDT) in an integrated digital loop carrier (DLC) system is provided which comprises subsystems for operating circuit packs and for providing functions that are common to the circuit packs. Each subsystem has a subagent residing on a network processor circuit pack. The subagents communicate via a common subagent interface. A NE which supports both OSI and non-OSI interfaces such as Transaction Language 1 (TL1) and Common Management Services Element (CMISE) interfaces is provided, along with a method for mapping TL1 commands to CMISE messages using TL1 proxy objects.