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Method and apparatus for maintaining network performance in a communication system

  • US 8,041,329 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2009
  • Issued: 10/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network management system (NMS) that manages operations of a communication system including a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) coupled to a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) by way of a corresponding plurality of network elements, comprising a network configuration element that identifies for each of the plurality of WBTs a plurality of resultant communication paths to the MTSO according to a plurality of differential delays calculated from alternative communication paths connecting combinations of the WBTs to the MTSO for each of a plurality of change scenarios affecting the plurality of network elements, wherein a change scenario comprises at least one of a failure occurring at one or more of the plurality of network elements and a failure in a link between two or more of the plurality of network elements.

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