Granted Patent B2

US 7,502,866 · App. 10/169,208 · Granted Mar 10, 2009

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. A method for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification;

creating an internet protocol address for each network element in a telecommunication network, wherein each network element corresponds to a specific internet protocol subnetwork comprising the internet protocol address;

creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier;

storing the configuration file in a control device; and

transmitting the configuration file from the control device to each network element based on the network element site identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internet protocol address is created for each network element automatically.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the site identifier comprises a sequence of symbols.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the site identifier comprises geographical coordinates of a new network element.

5. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

a classifier configured to select a common network-wide internet protocol classification and to make each network element in a telecommunication network a subnetwork of its own in a planning process of the telecommunication network;

an address creator configured to create internet protocol addresses for said each network element;

a configuration file creator configured to create a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier;

a memory configured to store the configuration file in a control device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the configuration file from the control device to said each network element based on the network element site identifier.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the network element is a base station.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control device is a computer.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control device is a personal digital assistant.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control device is a mobile station.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the sequence of symbols comprises a sequence of digits giving correct location information for the network element.

11. A method for creating a configuration file for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification;

creating an internet protocol address for each network element, wherein each network element in a telecommunication network is a network element specific internet protocol subnetwork;

creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier for at least one network element;

storing the configuration file in a control device; and

transmitting the configuration file from the control device to each network element based on the network element site identifier.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the network element site identifier comprises a sequence of symbols.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the sequence of symbols comprises a sequence of digits giving correct location information for the network element.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the site identifier comprises geographical coordinates of a new network element.

15. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

a classifier configured to select a common network-wide internet protocol classification and to make each network element in a telecommunication network a subnetwork of its own in a planning process of the telecommunication networks;

an address creator configured to create internet protocol addresses for network elements; and

a configuration file creator configured to create a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier for at least one of the network elements.

16. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program being configured to control a processor to perform:

selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification;

creating an internet protocol address for each network element, wherein each network element in a telecommunication network is a network element specific internet protocol subnetwork; and

creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier for at least one network element to provide an installation and configuration of a network element on an internet protocol communication network.

17. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

an address creator configured to create creating means for creating an internet protocol subnetwork defining an internet protocol address for each network element in a telecommunication network, wherein the network element corresponds to a specific, separate network;

a selector configured to select selecting mean˜for selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification;

a configuration file creator configured to create creating means for creating internet protocol addresses for network elements and further configured to create a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier; and

a transmitter configured to transmit said configuration to each network element based on the network element site identifier.

18. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

classification means for selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification and to make each network element in a telecommunication network a subnetwork of its own in a planning process of the telecommunication network;

creating means for creating internet protocol addresses for network elements; configuration means for creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier;

storage means for storing the configuration file in a control device; and

transmitting means for transmitting the configuration file from the control device to each network element based on the network element site identifier.

19. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

classifying means for selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification and to make each network element in a telecommunication network a subnetwork of its own in a planning process of the telecommunication network;

creating means for creating internet protocol addresses for network elements; and

configuration means for creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier for at least one of the network elements.

20. An apparatus for configuring a telecommunication network, comprising:

selecting means for selecting a common network-wide internet protocol classification;

creating means for creating internet protocol addresses for network elements and for creating a configuration file which comprises at least internet protocol address information in combination with a network element site identifier, wherein the network elements in a telecommunication network are each a network element specific internet protocol subnetwork; and

transmitting means for transmitting said configuration file to each network element based on the network element site identifier.

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