Methods and systems for automatically configuring network monitoring system
First Claim
1. An automatically-configurable network monitoring system comprising:
- (a) a network routing node including link interface modules for sending and receiving signaling messages over external signaling links and for copying at least some of the signaling messages, each of the link interface modules including a network monitoring client associated with one or more signaling links, wherein the network monitoring clients are adapted to generate network monitoring service request messages including provisioning information for their respective signaling links, the provisioning information including signaling link configuration information; and
(b) a plurality of network monitoring processors coupled to the network routing node, each of the network monitoring processors including one or more network monitoring servers, wherein the network monitoring servers obtain the signaling link configuration information from the network monitoring service request messages and wherein the network monitoring processors receive the signaling messages copied by the link interface modules.
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Abstract
An automatically configurable network monitoring system includes a network monitoring communications protocol used for communications between a network monitoring client executing on a routing node (100) being monitored and a network monitoring server executing on a network monitoring processor (106). According to the network monitoring communications protocol, the network monitoring client broadcasts a network monitoring service request message to the network monitoring servers. The service request message identifies a signaling link for which network monitoring service is being requested. The network monitoring servers provisioned to the requested provide network monitoring service respond affirmatively and thereby automatically grant network monitoring service. The network monitoring system may be completely probeless or, alternatively, used in conjunction with probe-based network monitoring devices.
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1. An automatically-configurable network monitoring system comprising:
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(a) a network routing node including link interface modules for sending and receiving signaling messages over external signaling links and for copying at least some of the signaling messages, each of the link interface modules including a network monitoring client associated with one or more signaling links, wherein the network monitoring clients are adapted to generate network monitoring service request messages including provisioning information for their respective signaling links, the provisioning information including signaling link configuration information; and (b) a plurality of network monitoring processors coupled to the network routing node, each of the network monitoring processors including one or more network monitoring servers, wherein the network monitoring servers obtain the signaling link configuration information from the network monitoring service request messages and wherein the network monitoring processors receive the signaling messages copied by the link interface modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network monitoring system comprising:
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(a) a signal transfer point including a plurality of link interface modules for sending and receiving signaling messages via external signaling links, each link interface module including a signaling message copier for copying at least some of the signaling messages a network monitoring client for requesting network monitoring service by transmitting network monitoring request messages, the network monitoring request messages including signaling link configuration information; and (b) a plurality of general-purpose processors coupled to the signal transfer point, each general purpose processor including a network monitoring server for responding to the requests received from the network monitoring clients, for obtaining the signaling link configuration information from the network monitoring service request messages, wherein the network monitoring processors and the signaling messages copied by the signaling message copier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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