Auto control of network monitoring and simulation

• US 7,406,532 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Issued: 07/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Infrastructure Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Infrastructure Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Kryskow, Jr., Joseph M., Hudnall, Richard E., Kopp, Lowell
• Primary Examiner(s): Jean, Frantz B.
• Application Number:
  US11/543,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-224, 709/234, 709/235, 370229-235, 717/102, 717/104, 717/134, 717/135, 717/138, 717/155, 703/13, 703/23
• US Class Current: 709/234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0226 Mapping or translating multiple network management protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/024 by adaptive sampling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/103 with adaptive polling, i.e. dynamically adapting the polling rate

Abstract

In response to an automatic baseline input, a default control template for a site in a telecommunications network is translated into monitoring and simulation templates. Current end-to-end application and component information are translated into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules according to the monitoring and simulation templates. Operational controls are established for controlling the monitoring and simulation modules for controlling, in real time, the transmission of network management and simulation traffic.

Claims

1. Apparatus for controlling aspects of network traffic for sites in a telecommunications network, comprising:

means for translating a default control template for each site into a site specific template in response to an automatic baseline input;

means for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates;

means for translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules according to the monitoring and simulation templates; and

means for establishing operational controls for controlling the monitoring and simulation modules for controlling, in real time, the transmission of network management and simulation traffic.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates is modifiable by user selection carried out prior to said translating the current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for the monitoring and simulation modules.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein automatic change user notifications are provided after said translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates and before said translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the means for translating the site specific template into simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input and wherein the user is enabled to accept and prevent the automatic change user notifications for translating template and baselining characteristics into simulation templates.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein automatic change user notifications are provided after said translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates and before said translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said means for translating the site specific template into simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input and wherein the user is enabled to accept and prevent the automatic change user notifications for translating template and baselining characteristics into simulation templates.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes is also according to an internal back pressure indicator.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said means for establishing operational controls is responsive to the internal back pressure indicator.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for establishing operational controls is responsive to the internal back pressure indicator.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for providing user notifications to monitoring and analysis logs.

12. Apparatus for controlling aspects of network traffic for sites in a telecommunications network, comprising:

element for translating a default control template for each site into a site specific template in response to an automatic baseline input;

element for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates;

element for translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules according to the monitoring and simulation templates; and

element for establishing operational controls for controlling the monitoring and simulation modules for controlling, in real time, the transmission of network management and simulation traffic.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the element for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates is modifiable by user selection carried out prior to said translating the current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for the monitoring and simulation modules.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein automatic change user notifications are provided after said translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates and before said translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said element for translating the site specific template into simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input and wherein the user is enabled to accept and prevent the automatic change user notifications for translating template and baselining characteristics into simulation templates.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein automatic change user notifications are provided after said translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates and before said translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes for monitoring and simulation modules.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said element for translating the site specific template into simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input and wherein the user is enabled to accept and prevent the automatic change user notifications for translating template and baselining characteristics into simulation templates.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the element for translating the site specific template into monitoring and simulation templates is responsive to the automatic baseline input.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the element for translating current end-to-end and component information into operational modes is also according to an internal back pressure indicator.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said element for establishing operational controls is responsive to the internal back pressure indicator.