Method and system for silent trunk failure detection

US9306822B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9306822-B2
Application numberUS-201313942217-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 15, 2013
Priority dateDec 17, 2007
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A system and method for performing a first diagnostic test on a first class of service on a network link during a current measurement period, performing at least one further diagnostic test on a second class of service on the network link during the current measurement period, determining whether an alert was present during a previous measurement period and generating a current failure alert based on results of the first and the at least one further diagnostic tests if an alert was present during the previous measurement period.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: performing a first diagnostic test on a first class of service on a network link; performing a second diagnostic test on a second class of service on the network link; generating a current failure alert if the first diagnostic test on the first class of service indicates data loss, and the second diagnostic test on the second class of service indicates no data loss, and a previous alert was present; performing a third diagnostic t…

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What does patent US9306822B2 cover?
A system and method for performing a first diagnostic test on a first class of service on a network link during a current measurement period, performing at least one further diagnostic test on a second class of service on the network link during the current measurement period, determining whether an alert was present during a previous measurement period and generating a current failure alert ba…
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L43/0817. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 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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