Method and device for detecting network reliability

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11606282-B2
Application number	US-202117334583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2021
Priority date	Nov 30, 2018
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose a method and a device for detecting network reliability. The method includes: A detection apparatus obtains a first quantity of data packets included in a first packet sent by a first network node to a second network node. The detection apparatus obtains first feedback information sent by the second network node, where the first feedback information includes a second quantity of data packets included in the first packet received by the second network node. The detection apparatus calculates communication service availability of a network channel from the first network node to the second network node based on at least one of the first quantity or the second quantity. Embodiments of this application can quickly and accurately detect and evaluate the network reliability.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for detecting reliability of a network, comprising:
obtaining, by a detection apparatus, a first transmission on the network comprising an indication of a first quantity of data packets, the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in a first packet sent by a first network node to a second network node, wherein the first packet is a special packet sent by the first network node to the second network node on the network to cause the second network node to send an access request;
obtaining, by the detection apparatus, a second transmission on the network comprising first feedback information sent by the second network node, wherein the first feedback information comprises an indication of a second quantity of data packets, the indication of the second quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet received by the second network node;
calculating, by the detection apparatus, communication service availability (CSA) of each of a plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node based on the indication of the first quantity and the indication of the second quantity;
selecting, by the detection apparatus, a target network channel from the plurality of network channels based on the CSA of each network channel; and
transmitting data from the first network node to the second network node using the target network channel.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the detection apparatus, the first packet to the first network node; and
receiving, by the detection apparatus, second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the detection apparatus, the indication of the first quantity; and
sending, by the detection apparatus, indication information to the first network node, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the first network node to send the first packet to the second network node, and the first packet comprises the data packets of the indication of the first quantity.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the detection apparatus, indication information to the first network node, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the first network node to send the first packet; and
receiving, by the detection apparatus, second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the detection apparatus, second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
calculating, by the detection apparatus, a ratio of the second quantity to the first quantity; and
determining the ratio as the CSA of a network channel of the plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the detection apparatus based on the CSA of a network channel of the plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node, whether a fault occurs on the network channel from the first network node to the second network node.

8. A detection apparatus, comprising a processor to:
obtain a first transmission on a network comprising an indication of a first quantity of data packets, the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in a first packet sent by a first network node to a second network node, wherein the first packet is a special packet sent by the first network node to the second network node on the network to cause the second network node to send an access request;
obtain a second transmission on the network comprising first feedback information sent by the second network node, wherein the first feedback information comprises an indication of a second quantity of data packets, the indication of the second quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet received by the second network node;
calculate communication service availability (CSA) of each of a plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node based on the indication of the first quantity and the indication of the second quantity;
select a target network channel from the plurality of network channels based on the CSA of each network channel; and
transmit data from the first network node to the second network node using the target network channel.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
send the first packet to the first network node; and
receive second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
determine the indication of the first quantity; and
send indication information to the first network node, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the first network node to send the first packet to the second network node, and the first packet comprises the data packets of the indication of the first quantity.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
send indication information to the first network node, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the first network node to send the first packet; and
receive second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
receive second feedback information sent by the first network node, wherein the second feedback information comprises the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in the first packet.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
calculate a ratio of the second quantity to the first quantity; and
determine the ratio as the CSA of a network channel of the plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor further to:
determine, based on the CSA of a network channel of the plurality of network channels from the first network node to the second network node, whether a fault occurs on the network channel from the first network node to the second network node.

15. A network element, comprising a processor to:
obtain a first transmission on a network comprising an indication of a first quantity of data packets, the indication of the first quantity of data packets comprised in a first packet sent by a first module to a second module, wherein the first packet is a special packet sent by the first module to the second module to cause the second module to send an access request;
obtain a second transmission on the network comprising first feedback information sent by the second module, wherein the first feedback information comprises an indication of a second quantity of data packets, the indi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Xiaobin
• Liu Xiaojun
• Jia Xiaoqian

Classifications

• H04L43/50 Primary

  Testing arrangements · CPC title

• H04L43/0811 Primary

  by checking connectivity · CPC title

• H04L43/10

  Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route · CPC title

• H04L43/0817

  by checking functioning · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title