METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY A SOURCE OF SIGNAL IMPAIRMENT
First Claim
1. A method for managing performance of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
- responsive to receiving an indication from a first MCDN client system of an impairment in MCDN performance, identifying a local MCDN node serving the first MCDN client system;
identifying a community of MCDN client systems served by the local MCDN node, including the first MCDN client system;
characterizing the MCDN client systems in the community based on an impairment parameter;
identifying candidate MCDN client systems in the community based on said characterizing; and
performing network diagnostics on the identified candidate MCDN client systems to predict a source of the impairment in MCDN performance.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing performance of over a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), such as a digital subscriber line network, involves receiving an indication of an impairment in network performance from an MCDN client. The MCDN node associated with the client may be identified and a community of MCDN clients coupled to the MCDN node may be further identified. Impairment information, representative of MCDN equipment, may be collected for each of the MCDN clients. Detailed network diagnostics and field service may be performed for MCDN clients based on a characterization of the impairment parameters. After remediation of the MCDN node, collection of the impairment information may be terminated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing performance of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
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responsive to receiving an indication from a first MCDN client system of an impairment in MCDN performance, identifying a local MCDN node serving the first MCDN client system; identifying a community of MCDN client systems served by the local MCDN node, including the first MCDN client system; characterizing the MCDN client systems in the community based on an impairment parameter; identifying candidate MCDN client systems in the community based on said characterizing; and performing network diagnostics on the identified candidate MCDN client systems to predict a source of the impairment in MCDN performance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for monitoring a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
a processor having access to memory media, wherein the memory media include instructions executable by the processor to; receive an indication from a first MCDN client of an MCDN impairment; identify a plurality of MCDN clients sharing an MCDN node with the first MCDN client; generate a performance profile for each of the plurality of MCDN clients; and analyze the performance profile to determine impairment rankings within the plurality of MCDN clients. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Computer-readable memory media, including instructions for monitoring a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), said instructions executable to:
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receive an indication from a first MCDN client of an impairment in MCDN performance, wherein the first MCDN client is one of a community of MCDN clients associated with an MCDN node; generate rankings for the MCDN clients in the community based on an impairment parameter; predict a source of the impairment in MCDN performance based on the rankings; and initiate network service to determine the extent to which the predicted source of the impairment in MCDN performance is coupled to the first MCDN client system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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