System and method for providing service availability data for a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for determining an effective outage time for a connection in a switched communication network comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected by links, and wherein a source node establishes said connection between said source node and a destination node along a first route via a plurality of intermediate nodes, comprising:
- said plurality of intermediate nodes monitoring said connection for faults occurring in said links, and wherein when a fault is detected on a link, a first intermediate node of said plurality of intermediate nodes, which said first intermediate node is adjacent and upstream of the link on which the fault was detected, sends a release message back to the source node requesting the source node to release said connection and establish a new connection over an alternate route to said destination node;
said first intermediate node recording a first timestamp indicating a time said fault was detected by said first intermediate node;
said first intermediate node including said first timestamp in said release message;
said source node initiating, in response to receipt of said release message, setup of said new connection rerouting traffic carried by said connection via said alternate route;
said destination node in response to establishment of said new connection sending an acknowledgement message upstream from said destination node back to said source node indicating that said new connection has been established;
generating a second timestamp upon establishment of said new connection; and
determining said effective outage time from said first and second timestamps.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of calculating a service disruption in a communication network comprising network elements, including nodes connected via links and at least one originating node. Each node is able to detect a failure in an adjacent network element. Upon detection of a failure, a first timestamp is generated. The detecting node generates a release signal which is transmitted, together with the first timestamp, to an originating node which releases the affected connection. The originating node establishes a new connection and initiates a new call. Upon establishing a new connection, a node affected by the failure, which forms a part of the new connection, records a second timestamp. The second timestamp is chosen to reflect, as closely as possible, the actual time of restoration of service in the network. Service disruption is measured as a difference between the first and second timestamps.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for determining an effective outage time for a connection in a switched communication network comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected by links, and wherein a source node establishes said connection between said source node and a destination node along a first route via a plurality of intermediate nodes, comprising:
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said plurality of intermediate nodes monitoring said connection for faults occurring in said links, and wherein when a fault is detected on a link, a first intermediate node of said plurality of intermediate nodes, which said first intermediate node is adjacent and upstream of the link on which the fault was detected, sends a release message back to the source node requesting the source node to release said connection and establish a new connection over an alternate route to said destination node; said first intermediate node recording a first timestamp indicating a time said fault was detected by said first intermediate node; said first intermediate node including said first timestamp in said release message; said source node initiating, in response to receipt of said release message, setup of said new connection rerouting traffic carried by said connection via said alternate route; said destination node in response to establishment of said new connection sending an acknowledgement message upstream from said destination node back to said source node indicating that said new connection has been established; generating a second timestamp upon establishment of said new connection; and determining said effective outage time from said first and second timestamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of calculating an effective outage time related to establishing a new connection between an originating node and a destination node in a switched communication network comprising a plurality of nodes after a previously established connection between said originating node and said destination node via intermediate nodes has had a failure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(i) an adjacent node to said failure in said previously established connection recording, in response to the detection of said failure, a first timestamp corresponding to a time of detection of said failure by said adjacent node in said previously established connection; (ii) said adjacent node, in response to detection of said failure, transmitting said first timestamp to a control node in said switched communication network; (iii) rerouting said previously established connection over said new connection via a different route through said switched communication network; (iv) recording a second timestamp corresponding to a time of completion of establishment of said new connection at a node in said new connection, wherein said time of completion of establishment of said new connection comprises a time of receipt of a connect message corresponding to completion of said new connection; (v) uploading said second timestamp to said control node; and (vi) said control node calculating said effective outage time from said first and second timestamps.
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