Quality of service prediction and call failover

• US 8,854,954 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2012
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dunne, Jonathan, Galvin, James Patrick Jr., Malone, David, O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Mills, Donald
• Assistant Examiner(s): Baron, Henry
• Application Number:
  US13/454,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20130279325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: 370/228
• US Class Current: 370/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0661 by reconfiguring faulty entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/147 for predicting network behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/149 for prediction of maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for a quality-of-service history database is described. One or more characteristics of an electronic call are monitored. A current quality-of-service score is determined, based upon, at least in part, the one or more characteristics. A predicted quality-of-service score is determined based upon, at least in part, one or more of the current quality-of-service score and the one or more characteristics, wherein the predicted quality-of-service score is associated with one or more future times. A failover connection associated with the electronic call is provided. A current connection associated with the electronic call is replaced with the failover connection based upon, at least in part, one or more of the predicted quality-of-service score and a threshold quality-of-service score.

Claims

1. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring one or more characteristics of an electronic call;

determining a current quality-of-service score based upon, at least in part, the one or more characteristics;

storing the current quality-of-service score in a storage device as a previously-determined current quality-of-service score;

determining a predicted quality-of-service score based upon, at least in part, one or more of the previously-determined current quality-of-service scores, the current quality-of-service score, and the one or more characteristics, wherein the predicted quality-of-service score is associated with one or more future times;

providing to one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call a visual indicator associated with one or more of a set of current quality-of-service scores, the predicted quality-of-service score, and whether the predicted quality-of-service score falls beneath a threshold quality-of-service score;

providing a failover connection associated with the electronic call; and

replacing a current connection associated with the electronic call with the failover connection based upon, at least in part, one or more of the predicted quality-of-service score and the threshold quality-of-service score.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein determining the predicted quality of service score is based upon, at least in part, one or more of an autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity analysis and an autoregressive integrated moving average analysis applied to a set of current quality-of-service scores.

3. The computer program product of claim 2 wherein one or more of the current quality-of-service score and the predicted quality-of-service score is associated with one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a set of call participants associated with the electronic call.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the visual indicator includes an alert associated with one or more of a likelihood of call failure and the failover connection.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein one or more of monitoring the one or more characteristics, determining the current quality-of-service score, determining the predicted quality-of-service score, providing the failover connection, and replacing the current connection with the failover connection occur in near real-time.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein providing the failover connection is based upon, at least in part, an input from one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call, wherein one or more of the participant associated with the electronic call and the moderator associated with the electronic call is prompted for the input during the current connection and prior to failure of the current connection.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein replacing the current connection with the failover connection is based upon, at least in part, an input from one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call, wherein one or more of the participant associated with the electronic call and the moderator associated with the electronic call is prompted for the input during the current connection and prior to failure of the current connection.

8. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to monitor one or more characteristics of an electronic call;

a second software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to determine a current quality-of-service score based upon, at least in part, the one or more characteristics;

a third software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to store the current quality-of-service score in a storage device as a previously-determined current quality-of-service score;

a fourth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fourth software module is configured to determine a predicted quality-of-service score based upon, at least in part, one or more of previously-determined current quality-of-service scores, the current quality-of-service score, and the one or more characteristics, wherein the predicted quality-of-service score is associated with one or more future times;

a fifth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fifth software module is configured to provide to one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call a visual indicator associated with one or more of a set of current quality-of-service scores, the predicted quality-of-service score, and whether the predicted quality-of-service score falls beneath a threshold quality-of-service score;

a sixth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the sixth software module is configured to provide a failover connection associated with the electronic call; and

a seventh software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the seventh software module is configured to replace a current connection associated with the electronic call with the failover connection based upon, at least in part, one or more of the predicted quality-of-service score and the threshold quality-of-service score.

9. The computer system of claim 8 wherein determining the predicted quality of service score is based upon, at least in part, one or more of an autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity analysis and an autoregressive integrated moving average analysis applied to a set of current quality-of-service scores.

10. The computer system of claim 8 wherein one or more of the current quality-of-service score and the predicted quality-of-service score is associated with one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a set of call participants associated with the electronic call.

11. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the visual indicator includes an alert associated with one or more of a likelihood of call failure and the failover connection.

12. The computer system of claim 8 wherein one or more of monitoring the one or more characteristics, determining the current quality-of-service score, determining the predicted quality-of-service score, providing the failover connection, and replacing the current connection with the failover connection occur in near real-time.

13. The computer system of claim 8 wherein providing the failover connection is based upon, at least in part, an input from one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call, wherein one or more of the participant associated with the electronic call and the moderator associated with the electronic call is prompted for the input during the current connection and prior to failure of the current connection.

14. The computer system of claim 8 wherein replacing the current connection with the failover connection is based upon, at least in part, an input from one or more of a participant associated with the electronic call and a moderator associated with the electronic call, wherein one or more of the participant associated with the electronic call and the moderator associated with the electronic call is prompted for the input during the current connection and prior to failure of the current connection.