Communications network monitoring
CA 2221579 A1 · Owner: Wells, Reuben · Inventors: Zlatin, Daniel; Shurmer, John Gavin L'Estrange; Mistry, Nalin
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The disclosure relates to a method of monitoring a communications network comprising a plurality of node equipment eg switches, and link, equipment, eg fibre optic links in which performance parameters of individual components of the node equipment are used to determine an overall performance parameter for the node equipment. By comparing like performance parameters for individual network elements the performance of different types of, network element can be compared with each other. Parameters which can be monitored include quality of service, cell discard cell loss, and other measures of, network performance. The method includes selecting a network element for monitoring (180) using a …
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- Filed November 19, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 19, 2017.
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