System and method for monitoring and maintaining a communication network
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1. A system for monitoring and maintaining a communication network, comprising:
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a memory coupled to the controller, the memory operable to store data;
a provisioning engine operable to;
identify a plurality of network elements within the communication network;
query the network elements within the communication network to determine connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
determine performance characteristics according to the connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
a monitoring engine operable to monitor the communication network by;
monitoring performance characteristics of the network elements;
monitoring traffic across optical links between the network elements; and
detecting messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring and maintaining a communication network include the capability to determining connection and configuration parameters of network elements. The system and method also include the capability to monitor performance characteristics of network elements to recognize faults within the communication network.
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1. A system for monitoring and maintaining a communication network, comprising:
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a controller;
a memory coupled to the controller, the memory operable to store data;
a provisioning engine operable to;
identify a plurality of network elements within the communication network;
query the network elements within the communication network to determine connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
determine performance characteristics according to the connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
a monitoring engine operable to monitor the communication network by;
monitoring performance characteristics of the network elements;
monitoring traffic across optical links between the network elements; and
detecting messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for monitoring and maintaining a communication network, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
computer executable instructions contained in the computer-readable medium for performing the following operations;
identify a plurality of network elements within the communication network;
query the network elements within the communication network to determine connection and configuration parameters of the network elements;
determine performance characteristics according to the connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
monitor the communication network by;
monitoring performance characteristics of the network elements;
monitoring traffic across optical links between the network elements; and
detecting messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
obtain data on the performance of the communication network; and
format the data in a pre-determined format.
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23. The system of claim 18, wherein the monitoring of the performance characteristics of the network elements is performed by computer-readable medium residing in a monitoring engine.
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24. The system of claim 18, wherein the instructions are integratible to any service transport layer that is based on a translation layer 1 protocol.
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25. The system of claim 18, wherein the instructions are operable to conform to Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) standards.
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26. The system of claim 18, wherein the instructions are operable to generate reports regarding performance characterisitics of network elements.
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27. The system of claim 26, wherein the reports comprise alarms.
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28. The system of claim 18, wherein the messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network comprise transport layer 1 message retrievals.
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29. A method for monitoring and maintaining a communication network, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of network elements within the communication network;
querying the network elements within the communication network to determine connection and configuration parameters of the network elements;
determining performance characteristics according to the connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
monitoring the communication network by;
monitoring performance characteristics of the network elements;
monitoring traffic across optical links between the network elements; and
detecting messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
obtaining data on the performance of the communication network; and
formatting the data in a pre-determined format.
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33. The method of claim 29, further comprising generating reports regarding performance conditions of network elements.
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34. The method of claim 33, wherein the reports comprise alarms.
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35. The system of claim 29, wherein the messages indicating a possible fault within the communication network comprise transport layer 1 message retrievals.
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36. A system for monitoring and maintaining a communication network, comprising:
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a user interface; and
a graphical user interface operable to;
display information regarding the performance characteristics of network elements within the communication network, the performance characteristics of the network elements having been determined by;
identifying a plurality of network elements within the communication network;
querying the network elements within the communication network to determine connection and configuration parameters of the network elements; and
determining the performance characteristics according to the connection and configuration parameters of the network elements;
display provisioning information for the network elements; and
notify a user of possible faults within the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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