Concept of zero -dense wave division multiplex disaster recovery process

Abstract

There is provided a system and method of disaster preparedness and restoration of service of damaged or destroyed telecommunication network elements. A computer-implemented method of disaster backup for network elements includes establishing connectivity to a plurality of network elements. A host computer may transmit one or more commands to the network elements for invoking a computer routine to create a plurality of computer readable service continuity data to a local memory of the network elements. An automated system of computer executable components for disaster recovery of network elements includes a computer executable controller component that is configured to select a plurality of network elements designated for disaster backup action. A computer executable engine component is configured to establish connectivity to the plurality of network elements and to transmit one or more commands to the network elements so as to replicate service continuity data for each of said network elements.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A computer implemented method of disaster backup for at least one of plurality of network elements, the method comprising the steps of: 
 establishing a connectivity session to each of said plurality of network elements in a telecommunications network;    transmitting a command to each of said network elements during said connectivity session so as to create a plurality of computer readable service continuity data locally on each of said network elements; responsive thereto:    retrieving electronically said service continuity data from said network elements; and    transmitting electronically said service continuity data to a remote database.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of storing in a computer readable database a plurality of network target identification records and a plurality of network address records for each of said network elements in response to said retrieving step.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising a step of storing in the computer readable database a plurality of user identification records and a plurality of secure password records for each of said network elements in response to said retrieving step.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said retrieving step further includes a step of indexing said service continuity data using a target identification attribute and timing attribute in said remote database for searching and selection in response to a disaster event.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said network elements is a dense wave division multiplexing system operatively coupled to said telecommunications network.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said establishing step further includes a step of determining a machine language for said network elements for commanding said network elements to create said service continuity data.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of determining which of said network elements created said service continuity data responsive to said command.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising a step of determining which of said network elements failed to create said service continuity data and responsive thereto, further comprising a step of electronically notifying a network control center.  
     
     
         9 . A system of computer executable components for disaster recovery of network elements in a communications network, comprising: 
 a memory configured to store said computer executable components;    a controller component configured to select a plurality of network elements designated for disaster backup; and    an engine component configured to establish a connectivity session with each of said plurality of network elements operatively responsive to receiving a signal from said controller component, and said engine component configured to transmit a computer executable command to each of said network elements during said connectivity session so as to create local service continuity data for each of said network elements.    
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said engine component is configured to collect said service continuity data from said network elements and to store said service continuity data in a computer readable disaster database.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said engine component is configured to store said service continuity data in the computer readable disaster database by using attribute records having a network element target identification attribute value and collection attribute value indicating a period when said service continuity data was collected.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said engine component is configured to select a computer readable language of said network elements so as to select said computer executable command.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of said network elements comprises a dense wavelength division multiplexing unit.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said engine component is configured to transmit said computer executable command in a transaction language format.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said engine component is configured to receive said service continuity data from said network elements and configured to write said service continuity data in the computer readable disaster database with a identifier data associated with each of said network element.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said identifier data includes a network element target identification attribute value and collection attribute value indicating a period when said service continuity data was collected.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said computer executed command further comprises a transaction language.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , where at least one of said network elements comprises a dense wavelength division multiplexing unit.  
     
     
         19 . A method of disaster preparation for at least one of a plurity of network elements in a telecommunications network and a telemetry network; the method comprising the steps of: 
 establishing a telemetry session to each of said plurality of network elements via said telemetry network;    sending a transaction language command to said at least one of said network elements for generating service continuity data; and    receiving said service continuity data from said at least one network element.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said network element comprising a dense wave multiplexing unit.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein said transaction language comprises TL-1.