Power fluctuation detection and analysis
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a communications system comprising:
- operating a monitoring device including a processor and memory to perform the steps of;
collecting at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a first plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a first network area;
collecting at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a second plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a second network area;
generating a first group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said first plurality of customer premise devices;
generating a second group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said second plurality of customer premise devices;
comparing the first group power level deviation metric to the second group power level deviation metric to determine which one of said first group power level deviation metric and said second group power level deviation metric has a higher value;
taking an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics, said taking an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics includes automatically allocating resources for preventing network outages prior to the occurrence of a fault which may result in a network service outage to the one of the first and second areas based on which one of the first and second group power level metrics is higher.
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Abstract
The network monitoring system collects transmission and/or receive power level information from a plurality of customer premise devices connected to the same distribution node for each of a plurality of network distribution nodes. For an individual network distribution node, the network monitoring system calculates a set of fluctuation parameters including a group power level deviation metric, e.g., a modified standard deviation ratio. The network monitoring system evaluates the generated fluctuation parameters and responds, e.g., outputting a fluctuations report, modifying a data collection profile being used by a set of customer premise devices corresponding to a distribution node, commanding diagnostics to be performed on a portion of the network and/or directing a service technician. The network monitoring system compares generated fluctuation parameters corresponding to different distribution nodes, and uses the results of the comparison to assign priority with regard to the assignment of limited available troubleshooting and repair resources.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a communications system comprising:
operating a monitoring device including a processor and memory to perform the steps of; collecting at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a first plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a first network area; collecting at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a second plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a second network area; generating a first group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said first plurality of customer premise devices; generating a second group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said second plurality of customer premise devices; comparing the first group power level deviation metric to the second group power level deviation metric to determine which one of said first group power level deviation metric and said second group power level deviation metric has a higher value; taking an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics, said taking an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics includes automatically allocating resources for preventing network outages prior to the occurrence of a fault which may result in a network service outage to the one of the first and second areas based on which one of the first and second group power level metrics is higher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring apparatus for use in a communications network, the monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processor, configured to; collect at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a first plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a first network area; collect at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a second plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a second network area; generate a first group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said first plurality of customer premise devices; generate a second group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said second plurality of customer premise devices; compare the first group power level deviation metric to the second group power level deviation metric to determine which one of said first group power level deviation metric and said second group power level deviation metric has a higher value; take an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics, and automatically allocate resources, as part of taking an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics, for preventing network outages prior to the occurrence of a fault which may result in a network service outage to the one of the first and second network areas based on which one of the first and second group power level metrics is higher. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause said computer to control a network monitoring apparatus to; collect at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a first plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a first network area; collect at least one of transmission power level information or received power level information from a second plurality of customer premise devices corresponding to a second network area; generate a first group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said first plurality of customer premise devices; generate a second group power level deviation metric from collected power level information received from said second plurality of customer premise devices; compare the first group power level deviation metric to the second group power level deviation metric to determine which one of said first group power level deviation metric and said second group power level deviation metric has a higher value; and take an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics, said take an action based on at least one of the first and second group power level deviation metrics includes automatically allocating resources for preventing network outages prior to the occurrence of a fault which may result in a network service outage to the one of the first and second network areas based on which one of the first and second group power level metrics is higher.
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