SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A network proxy of a communication system, comprising a controller element to:
- monitor for installed components in one or more interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks;
obtain telemetry data from at least one of the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks;
obtain maintenance data based at least in part on repair records associated with the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks;
filter the telemetry and maintenance data according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria;
determine one or more common components for the installed components associated with the filtered telemetry and maintenance data;
identify an actual fault in the one or more common components based at least in part on the filtered telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria; and
predict a potential fault in the one or more common components based at least in part on the filtered telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria.
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Abstract
A system and apparatus for maintaining a communication system is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a maintenance server of a communication system, comprising computer instructions for monitoring for installed components in interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks, filtering telemetry and maintenance data associated with the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria, monitoring for a fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria, and predicting a potential fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. A network proxy of a communication system, comprising a controller element to:
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monitor for installed components in one or more interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks; obtain telemetry data from at least one of the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks; obtain maintenance data based at least in part on repair records associated with the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks; filter the telemetry and maintenance data according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria; determine one or more common components for the installed components associated with the filtered telemetry and maintenance data; identify an actual fault in the one or more common components based at least in part on the filtered telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria; and predict a potential fault in the one or more common components based at least in part on the filtered telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network element coupled to one or more interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of a communication system, the network element comprising a controller to:
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receive fault data from a network proxy of the communication system, the fault data representative of a potential fault in a component of a plurality of components of the interconnected DSL networks; and test the component for the potential fault based at least in part on telemetry data and maintenance data associated with the component, wherein the plurality of components is identified from provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks, wherein the telemetry data is obtained from at least one of the plurality of components, and wherein the maintenance data is generated from repair records associated with the plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium in a maintenance server of a communication system, comprising computer instructions for:
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monitoring for installed components in interconnected cable networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected cable networks; filtering telemetry and maintenance data associated with the installed components in the interconnected cable networks according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria; monitoring for a fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria; and predicting a potential fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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