Abstract: A first aspect of the invention discloses a local server station for controlling a wireless telecommunications system comprising a plurality of remote server stations and client stations, the local server station comprising: an object based control system maintained at the local server station for controlling the wireless telecommunications system wherein the local server station is connected by way of an interface with at least one control station of the wireless telecommunications system, and a reconfigurable dynamic interface for communication with at least one of the remote servers and/or client stations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a client station and method for controlling a telecommunications system, the telecommunications system including a central station and a server station. The server station is arranged to maintain an object model thereon representing the central station, and is connectable to the central station to send control signals to the central station in accordance with the object model. The client station comprises a communications manager for establishing a connection with the server station to enable communication between the client station and the server station, thereby enabling the client station to manage the object model maintained on the server. The client station has a memory for storing a portion of the object model, and a retrieval means for retrieving from the server station, as required by the client station, additional objects of the object model for expanding the portion of the object model stored in the memory.

Abstract: The present invention provides a client station and method for controlling a telecommunications system, the telecommunications system including a central station and a server station. The server station is arranged to maintain an object model thereon representing the central station, and is connectable to the central station to send control signals to the central station in accordance with the object model. The client station comprises a communications manager for establishing first and second interfaces with the server station to enable communication between the client station and the server station, thereby to manage the object model maintained on the server. The client station has a memory for storing a portion of the object model, and a processor for processing commands received by the client station via the first interface from a queue maintained on the server station.

Abstract: The present invention provides a client station and method for controlling a telecommunications system, the telecommunications system including a central station and a server station. The server station is arranged to maintain an object model thereon representing the central station, and is connectable to the central station to send control signals to the central station in accordance with the object model. The client station comprises a communications manager for establishing a connection with the server station to enable communication between the client station and the server station, thereby to manage the object model maintained on the server. The client station has a memory for storing a portion of the object model, and a processor for processing commands received by the client station to determine whether status information associated with each object in the portion of the object model should be altered, and for altering the status information based on said commands.

Abstract: A subscriber station of a wireless telecommunications system includes a transmitter/receiver (24) for wireless communication with a central station and for processing signals for transmission and/or received signals. The transmitter/receiver (24) is connected via a link (408) to a supply unit (30) for connection to one or more telephone lines for user telecommunications equipment. The link (408) carries telephone call data for one or more telephone lines and subscriber station control data in accordance with an internal protocol. The internal protocol control data comprises operational status parameters of the subscriber station. The provision of internal protocol control data including operation status parameters on a link between the transmitter/receiver and the supply unit thus provides a point of access for monitoring the operational status of the subscriber station.

Abstract: A protocol converter for a wireless telecommunications system, the protocol converter comprising: an interface for receiving first protocol message packets from at least one control station of the telecommunications system and for transmitting first protocol message packets to the at least one control station; and a server in communication with the interface for maintaining the protocol converter and an object based telecommunications system control system; wherein the protocol converter converts first protocol message packets received from the interface into operations and converts operations into first protocol message packets for subsequent transmission to the at least one control station via the interface, the operations being received from and applied to the object based control system maintained in the server thereby to control the wireless telecommunications system.