Apparatus and method for selecting service quality metrics for managed services quality assurance

US8971199B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971199-B2
Application numberUS-201213469503-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 11, 2012
Priority dateMay 11, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A service quality metrics selection capability is presented. The selection of service quality metrics for a service may include selecting a plurality of candidate service quality metrics for a service from a set of available service quality metrics, associating each of the candidate service quality metrics with a respective one of a plurality of user experience categories and a respective one of a plurality of service user functions of the service, and selecting at least a portion of the candidate service quality metrics to be associated with the service. The selection of candidate service quality metrics to be associated with the service produces a set of selected service quality metrics for the service, which may be used to manage service quality assurance for the service.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to: select a plurality of candidate service quality metrics for a service from a set of available service quality metrics, wherein, to select the plurality of candidate service quality metrics from the set of available service quality metrics, the processor is configured to: determine a service name of the service; and for each of the a…

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What does patent US8971199B2 cover?
A service quality metrics selection capability is presented. The selection of service quality metrics for a service may include selecting a plurality of candidate service quality metrics for a service from a set of available service quality metrics, associating each of the candidate service quality metrics with a respective one of a plurality of user experience categories and a respective one o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Izzo Steven J, Nici Janet, Katkar Vanita, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/5067. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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