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Service disruption time determination apparatus and method therefor

  • US 20050163053A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2005
  • Published: 07/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of determining a disruption time in a packet-switched network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting a stream of packets through the network;

    identifying a first plurality of consecutive packets in the stream of packets, the first plurality of packets being free of anomalies;

    detecting an anomalous packet;

    identifying a second plurality of consecutive packets in the stream of packets; and

    determining a period of time between the first plurality of packets and the second plurality of packets in response to the second plurality of packets being free of anomalies and conforming to a predetermined service restoration criterion.

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