System and method to determine broadband transport performance data

• US 7,920,480 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Issued: 04/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Osato, Jerold Daizo, Jiang, Baofeng Frank, Cambron, G. Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Sam; Phirin
• Application Number:
  US11/847,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20070291794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/242
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks

Abstract

A system and method of determining broadband transport performance data are provided. The system includes an input to receive a request including a telephone number corresponding to a broadband data transport element. The system also includes logic to map the telephone number to a port address of network equipment associated with the broadband data transport element. The system further includes a performance analysis tool to determine performance information associated with the broadband data transport element.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an input to receive a request including a telephone number corresponding to a broadband data transport element;

logic to map the telephone number to a port address of network equipment associated with the broadband data transport element and to poll a plurality of provisioning data for a plurality of deployed network equipment to crosscheck provisioned assignment data used in connection with mapping the telephone number to the port address with field configurations of the plurality of deployed network equipment; and

a performance analysis tool to determine performance information based on data collected from interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the data is collected via a wireline connection to the broadband data transport element.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the broadband data transport element comprises a digital subscriber line element.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the network equipment comprises a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and wherein the digital subscriber line element is located remotely from the DSLAM.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the broadband data transport element comprises a digital subscriber line element, wherein determining performance information associated with the broadband data transport element includes receiving performance data associated with the broadband data transport element in response to an interrogation request and analyzing the performance data.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising an interface adapted to report the analyzed performance data to two or more remote entities concurrently.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein a first entity of the two or more remote entities is an internet service provider and a second entity of the two or more remote entities is a local exchange carrier.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein determining performance information associated with the broadband data transport element includes identifying a faulty operation indicator associated with the broadband data transport element based on performance data associated with the broadband data transport element.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the faulty operation indicator corresponds to a condition that reduces a data rate of the broadband data transport element, wherein the faulty operation indicator includes at least one of a bridge tap fault, a single frequency interference fault, and a disturber circuit fault.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance information associated with the broadband data transport element comprises real-time performance testing information, wherein the broadband data transport element is an asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) modem.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic is adapted to generate provisioning status data based on the data collected from interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the provisioning status data is selected from a group consisting of powered on, powered off, attempting to synchronize, and in synchronization.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic is adapted to query a provisioning database to provide a newly provisioned telephone number associated with the port address.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic is adapted to generate provisioning status data based on the data collected by interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the provisioning status data includes circuit provisioning parameters selected from one or more equipment port status, cross connect status, alarm status, and in-service status.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the logic is further adapted to send a provisioning status request to the port address of the network equipment to determine a provisioning status of the broadband data transport element.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of deployed network equipment is located in a geographically diverse area including a plurality of different states.

12. A method comprising:

receiving a request including a telephone number corresponding to a broadband data transport element;

mapping the telephone number to a port address of network equipment associated with the broadband data transport element;

determining performance information based on data collected from interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the data is collected via a wireline connection to the broadband data transport element;

sending a provisioning status request related to the port address to determine a provisioning status associated with the broadband data transport element;

generating provisioning status data based on provisioning data collected by interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the provisioning status data includes circuit provisioning parameters selected from one or more of equipment port status, cross connect status, alarm status, and in-service status;

polling a plurality of provisioning data for a plurality of deployed network equipment to crosscheck provisioned assignment data used in connection with mapping the telephone number to the port address with field configurations of the plurality of deployed network equipment, wherein the plurality of deployed network equipment is located in a geographically diverse area including a plurality of different states; and

generating at least one report including the performance information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein generating the at least one report including the performance information comprises:

generating a first report including the performance information for display to a first user associated with a first entity; and

generating a second report including the performance information for display to a second user associated with a second entity.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising

creating a log file to record historical trouble events and comments, the log file accessible to a plurality of operational personnel working groups.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive a request including a telephone number corresponding to a broadband data transport element;

map the telephone number to a port address of network equipment associated with the broadband data transport element;

determine performance information based on data collected from interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the data is collected via a wireline connection to the broadband data transport element;

send a provisioning status request related to the port address to determine a provisioning status associated with the broadband data transport element;

generate provisioning status data based on provisioning data collected by interrogating the broadband data transport element, wherein the provisioning status data includes circuit provisioning parameters selected from one or more of equipment port status, cross connect status, alarm status, and in-service status; and

generate at least one report including the performance information.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein determining the performance information associated with the broadband data transport element comprises identifying fault conditions associated with the broadband data transport element.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to poll a plurality of provisioning data for a plurality of deployed network equipment to crosscheck provisioned assignment data used in connection with mapping the telephone number to the port address with field configurations of the plurality of deployed network equipment, wherein the plurality of deployed network equipment is located in a geographically diverse area including a plurality of different states.