System, method, and apparatus for providing high-speed access to data stored at a digital cellular switch
View Patent ↗A system, method, and apparatus for facilitating high-speed access to data files stored at a digital cellular switch is provided. A digital cellular switch is provided that is capable of receiving and processing communications via a digital control interface. An operations and maintenance platform processor is also provided that is capable of communicating with the digital cellular switch via the digital control interface. The operations and maintenance platform processor includes software applications that allow a user to login to the operations and maintenance platform processor and execute commands. Once logged into the operations and maintenance platform processor, a user may execute application programs for transferring data files to and from the digital cellular switch over the digital control interface.
1. A method for retrieving a data file stored at a digital cellular switch, comprising:
receiving a request at an operations and maintenance platform processor for said data file stored at said digital cellular switch;
transmitting a request for said data file from said operations and maintenance platform processor to said digital cellular switch via a digital control interface communications link;
in response to said request, receiving said file at said operations and maintenance platform processor from said digital cellular switch via said digital control interface communications link; and
determining whether said digital control interface communications link is available to provide a communications link between said digital cellular switch and said operations and maintenance platform processor prior to transmitting said request.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a prompt for a filename identifying said data file.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving said filename and transmitting said filename as a part of said request.
4. A method for storing a data file at a digital cellular switch, comprising:
receiving a request at an operations and maintenance platform processor to store said data file at said digital cellular switch;
in response to said request, transmitting said file from said operations and maintenance platform processor to said digital cellular switch via said digital control interface communications link; and
determining whether said digital control interface communications link is available to provide a communications link between said digital cellular switch and said operations and maintenance platform processor prior to transmitting said data file.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a prompt for a filename identifying said data file.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving said filename and transmitting said filename to said digital cellular switch prior to transmitting said data file.