System for managing layered network

• US 20020178397A1
• Filed: 01/29/2002
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ueno, Hitoshi, Fukuda, Kenichi, Iseda, Kohei
• Granted Patent: US 7,082,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0677 Localisation of faults
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0894 Policy-based network configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0882 Utilisation of link capacity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring

Abstract

A system manages a layered network including an upper layer and a lower layer. In this system, a fault or degraded performance on a lower layer line, which is a connection line in a lower layer, is detected as an event. An upper layer line, which is a connection line in an upper layer affected by the detected event, is extracted. Then, a control is conducted for the extracted upper layer line.

Claims

1. A system for managing a layered network comprising:

detecting means for detecting a fault or degraded performance of a lower layer line as an event, said lower layer line being a connection line in a lower layer;

extracting means for extracting an upper layer line which is affected by the detected event, said upper layer line being a connection line in an upper layer; and

control means for conducting a control on the extracted upper layer line.

2. A system for managing a layered network according to claim 1, further comprising:

control activity storing means for storing control a activities for an upper layer line and execution conditions for the control activities in association with contents of events and the upper layer line; and

determining means operative when an event is detected and an upper layer line is extracted for referencing said control content storing means to determine whether or not an execution condition for a control activity corresponding to contents of the detected event and the extracted layer line is satisfied, and for instructing said control means to execute the control activity when said determining means determines the execution condition is satisfied.

3. A control system for a layered network according to claim 2, wherein:

said control activity storing means further stores priorities assigned for the respective control activities, and

said determining means instructs said control means to execute a control activity in accordance with the priority when execution conditions for a plurality of control activities are satisfied for the contents of said detected event and said upper layer line.

4. A control system for a layered network according to claim 2, wherein said control activities are rerouting of an upper layer line, said control system further comprising:

calculating means operative when an upper layer line is detected for calculating a bypass route for said extracted upper layer line,

wherein said control means performs the rerouting using a bypass route previously calculated by said calculating means when said determining means determines that a execution condition for the rerouting is satisfied for said extracted upper layer line.

5. A control system for a layered network according to claim 1, further comprising:

second determining means operative when an event is detected and an upper layer line is extracted for determining whether or not a determination is necessary for said upper layer line by said determining means, and for instructing said control means to execute a control activity corresponding to the contents of the event and said upper layer line stored in said control content storing means without passing through the determination made by said determining means when determining that the determination of said determining means is not necessary, and for instructing said determining means to make the determination when determining that the determination of said determining means is necessary.

6. A control system for a layered network according to claim 5, wherein:

said lower layer network comprises a plurality of sub-network; and

said second determining means is provided for each said sub-network, said second determining means configured to operate in parallel for said control means.

7. A control system for a layered network according to claim 5, wherein:

said second determining means performs said processing in accordance with priorities assigned to the respective control activities when a plurality of control activities corresponding to the contents of said detected event and said extracted upper layer line are stored in said control activity storing means.

8. A method of managing a layered network including an upper layer and a lower layer, comprising the steps of:

detecting a fault or degraded performance of a lower layer line which is a connection line in a lower layer;

extracting an upper layer line which is a connection line in an upper layer affected by a detected event; and

conducting a control for the extracted upper layer line.

9. A method of managing a layered network, according to claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

storing control activities for an upper layer line, and execution conditions for the control activities in relation to contents of an event and the upper layer line;

determining, when an event is detected and an upper layer line is extracted, whether or not an execution condition is satisfied for a control activity corresponding to contents of the detected event and the extracted upper layer line; and

executing the control activity when determining that the execution condition is satisfied.

10. A method of managing a layered network according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

further storing priorities assigned to the respective control activities; and

performing the control activities in accordance with the priorities when execution conditions for a plurality of control activities are satisfied for the contents of said detected event and said extracted upper layer line.

11. A method of managing a layered network according to claim 9, wherein said control activities include rerouting of an upper layer line, said method further comprising the steps of:

calculating, when an upper layer line is extracted, for calculating a bypass route for said extracted layer line; and

performing the rerouting using a previously calculated bypass route when determining that an execution condition for the rerouting is satisfied for said extracted upper layer line.

12. A method of managing a layered network according to claim 8, further comprising the step of:

determining, when an event is detected and an upper layer line is extracted, whether or not said determination is necessary for said extracted upper layer line;

when determining that said determination is not necessary, executing a control activity corresponding to the contents of the event and the upper layer line without passing through said determination; and

when determining that said determination is necessary, executing said determination.

13. A method of managing a layered network according to claim 12, further comprising the step of:

when there are a plurality of control activities corresponding to the contents of said detected event and said extracted upper layer line, executing the control activities in accordance with priorities assigned to the respective control activities.