Systems and methods to monitor communications to identify a communications problem
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring communication comprising:
- mirroring a first port on a first network element communicatively coupled to a virtual circuit to a second port on a second network element communicatively coupled to the virtual circuit;
mirroring a third port on a third network element coupled to the virtual circuit to the second network element;
monitoring mirrored communications data at the second network element by receiving communications data on the second port that are sent to the first port from the third port or from the first port to the third port; and
analyzing the monitored communications data to identify a communications problem based on a difference between communications data mirrored from the first port and communications data mirrored from the third port.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to monitor communications to identify a communications problem are disclosed. An example method to monitor communication includes mirroring a first port on a first network element communicatively coupled to a virtual circuit to a second port on a second network element communicatively coupled to the virtual circuit, mirroring a third port on a third network element coupled to the virtual circuit to the second network element, monitoring mirrored communications data at the second network element by receiving communications data on the second port that are sent to the first port from the third port or from the first port to the third port, and analyzing the monitored communications data to identify a communications problem based on a difference between communications data mirrored from the first port and communications data mirrored from the third port.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring communication comprising:
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mirroring a first port on a first network element communicatively coupled to a virtual circuit to a second port on a second network element communicatively coupled to the virtual circuit; mirroring a third port on a third network element coupled to the virtual circuit to the second network element; monitoring mirrored communications data at the second network element by receiving communications data on the second port that are sent to the first port from the third port or from the first port to the third port; and analyzing the monitored communications data to identify a communications problem based on a difference between communications data mirrored from the first port and communications data mirrored from the third port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring communications, comprising:
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an analyzer to transmit a first command message to a first network element and to transmit a second command message to a second network element to remotely monitor communications data between a first port at the first network element and a second port at the second network element using a third port at the analyzer, and to receive communications data on the third port that are sent to the first port from the second port and to receive communications data on the third port that are sent from the first port to the second port, the first network element, the second network element, and the analyzer are to communicate with a network via a virtual circuit, the first command message is to cause the first network element to mirror the first port to the third port, and the second command message is to cause the second network element to mirror the second port to the third port; and an expert system to process the monitored communications data to identify a communication problem. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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