Von Alan Cooley, 61Mckinney, TX

5726979, Mar 10, 1998

Feb 22, 1996

8/605597

Gregory Scott Henderson - Plano TX
Wayne B. Perry - Richardson TX
Thomas Dennie Franklin - Plano TX
Ed J. Sanders - Ft. Worth TX
Von A. Cooley - Richardson TX

MCI Corporation - Washington DC

H04L 1248

370254

A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics. The network architecture can also be used to assess the performance of a given network configuration by virtue of simulation.

6058103, May 2, 2000

Mar 6, 1998

9/032778

Gregory Scott Henderson - Plano TX
Wayne B. Perry - Richardson TX
Thomas Dennie Franklin - Plano TX
Ed J. Sanders - Ft. Worth TX
Von A. Cooley - Richardson TX

MCI Communications Corporation - Washington DC

H04L 1228

370254

A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics. The network architecture can also be used to assess the performance of a given network configuration by virtue of simulation.

6259679, Jul 10, 2001

Sep 27, 1999

9/406384

Gregory Scott Henderson - Plano TX
Wayne B. Perry - Richardson TX
Thomas Dennie Franklin - Plano TX
Ed J. Sanders - Ft. Worth TX
Von A. Cooley - Richardson TX

MCI Communications Corporation - Washington DC

H04L 1224

370254

A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics. The network architecture can also be used to assess the performance of a given network configuration by virtue of simulation.

6285688, Sep 4, 2001

Sep 27, 1999

9/406456

Gregory Scott Henderson - Plano TX
Wayne B. Perry - Richardson TX
Thomas Dennie Franklin - Plano TX
Ed J. Sanders - Ft. Worth TX
Von A. Cooley - Richardson TX

MCI Communications Corporation - Washington DC

H04J 306

370516

A system and method for managing a telecommunications network. The system and method employs a network management architecture that provides an overlay in which network management functions are performed. The network management architecture includes a workstation function that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to interact with an object model of the physical telecommunications network, a telecommunications network management subsystem that provides an object model of the network including object models of network equipment and connectivity between the equipment, a database subsystem that stores "current" and "future" views of the network, and an object request broker that translates objects from a first object-oriented paradigm to a second object-oriented paradigm for use by the GUI. The network management architecture facilitates network design by determining network performance metrics. The network architecture can also be used to assess the performance of a given network configuration by virtue of simulation.