Methods and systems for automatically identifying a logical circuit failure in a data network
First Claim
1. A method to identify a failure in a logical circuit, the method comprising:
- receiving non-requested trap data from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks;
polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches; and
identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling.
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Abstract
A disclosed example method to identify a failure in a logical circuit involves receiving non-requested trap data from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit. The logical circuit spans first, second, and third logical networks. The example method also involves polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit. The first switch forms a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network. The second switch forms a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network. The first and second switches are selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches. The example method also involves identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling.
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1. A method to identify a failure in a logical circuit, the method comprising:
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receiving non-requested trap data from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks; polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches; and identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus to automatically identify a logical circuit failure, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory comprising machine readable instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising; analyzing non-requested trap data received from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks; polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches; and identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine accessible storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to execute a method comprising:
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analyzing non-requested trap data received from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks; polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches; and identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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