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Method and system for threshold occurrence detection in a communications network

  • US 5,634,008 A
  • Filed: 07/18/1994
  • Issued: 05/27/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for detecting a threshold occurrence of events in a communications network without use of any counter or timer devices, said communications network having at least one processor and containing a plurality of devices, comprising the steps of:

  • identifying, by a network operator, a resettable threshold condition to monitor for at least one selected device of said plurality of devices;

    allocating locations in memory in said at least one processor based on the threshold condition to store a plurality of timestamp values corresponding to a time of occurrence of each event for said selected device, each allocated location having an associated sequential location number said allocated locations being linked together to form a circularly-linked list;

    receiving a message from said selected device by said processor when said each event occurs;

    comparing the time of occurrence value of each event with the contents of a current one of said allocated locations in memory; and

    based on said comparing step, determining if the threshold condition has occurred.

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