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System and method for formatting performance data in a telecommunications system
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-26
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Granted: 1999-01-26
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Expires: 2016-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for processing performance data in a telecommunication system. The system includes a site controller which is part of an element management layer of a network management hierarchy. Briefly stated, the site controller receives performance data from a network element. The performance data is associated with a plurality of ports of the network element. The network element is part of a network element layer of the network management hierarchy. The site controller selects a first port of the network element to process. The site controller determines whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of the network element. If the first port is cross-connected to the second port, then the site controller combines performance data associated with the first port and performance data associated with the second port into a performance report. The site controller forwards the performance report to a monitoring module. The monitoring module is part of a network management layer and/or a service management layer of the network management hierarchy.
Inventors
- 👤 Curtis Brownmiller
- 👤 Mike Bencheck
- 👤 Minh Tran
- 👤 Robert Branton
- 👤 Mark DeMoss
- 👤 Steve Landon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0062; H04Q3/0083; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/02; H04L43/06; H04L43/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of processing performance data, comprising the steps of: (1) receiving a plurality of performance data from a network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of the network element; (2) selecting a first port of the network element to process; (3) determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of the network element; (4) if the first port is cross-connected to the second port, then combining performance data associated with the first port and performance data associated with the second port into a performance report; and (5) forwarding the performance report to a higher network management layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of processing performance data, comprising the steps of: (1) receiving a plurality of performance data from a network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of the network element; (2) selecting a first port of the network element to process; (3) determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of the network element; (4) if the first port is cross-connected to the second port, then combining performance data associated with the first port and performance data associated with the second port into a performance report; and (5) forwarding the performance report to a higher network management layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the network element is part of a network element layer of a network management hierarchy, and the higher network management layer is at least a network management layer of the network management hierarchy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2, wherein steps (2)-(4) are performed by a site controller that is part of an element management layer of the network management hierarchy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the following steps that are performed between steps (2) and (3): (6) determining whether the first port is a service or facility port; (7) performing steps (3)-(5) if the first port is a service or facility port.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 4, further comprising the following step that is performed between steps (3) and (4): (8) if the first port is not cross-connected to the second port, then flagging the performance data received from the network element as being incomplete, and performing an incomplete process to address problems associated with the receipt of incomplete performance data from the network element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
The method of claim 1, wherein step (4) comprises the steps of: (a) if the first port is cross-connected to the second port, then determining whether a numerical identifier of the second port is greater than a numerical identifier of the first port; (b) if the numerical identifier of the second port is greater than the numerical identifier of the first port, then determining whether performance data exists for both the first port and the second port; and (c) if performance data exists for both the first port and the second port, then combining the performance data associated with the first port and the performance data associated with the second port into the performance report.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 6, wherein step (4) further comprises the following step that is performed between steps (a) and (b): (d) if the numerical identifier of the second port is less than the numerical identifier of the first port, then determining that a report for the first port and the second port has previously been generated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 6, wherein step (4) further comprises the following step that is performed after step (c): (d) if performance data does not exist for both the first port and the second port, then flagging the performance data received from the network element as being incomplete, and performing an incomplete process to address problems associated with the receipt of incomplete performance data from the network element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
140 words
A telecommunications system, comprising: a network element; a site controller coupled to said network element; a monitoring module coupled to said site controller; wherein said site controller comprises: performance data receiving means for receiving a plurality of performance data from said network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of said network element; port selecting means for selecting a first port of said network element to process; cross-connection determining means for determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of said network element; report generation means for combining performance data associated with said first port and performance data associated with said second port into a performance report if said first port is cross-connected to said second port; and report forwarding means for forwarding the performance report to said monitoring module.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
140 words
A telecommunications system, comprising: a network element; a site controller coupled to said network element; a monitoring module coupled to said site controller; wherein said site controller comprises: performance data receiving means for receiving a plurality of performance data from said network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of said network element; port selecting means for selecting a first port of said network element to process; cross-connection determining means for determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of said network element; report generation means for combining performance data associated with said first port and performance data associated with said second port into a performance report if said first port is cross-connected to said second port; and report forwarding means for forwarding the performance report to said monitoring module.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The telecommunications system of claim 9, further comprising: a network management hierarchy wherein said network element is part of a network element layer of said network management hierarchy, said site controller is part of an element management layer of said network management hierarchy, and said monitoring module is part of at least a network management layer of said network management hierarchy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
The telecommunications system of claim 9, wherein said report generation means comprises: means for determining whether a numerical identifier of the second port is greater than a numerical identifier of the first port if the first port is cross-connected to the second port; means for determining whether performance data exists for both the first port and the second port if the numerical identifier of the second port is greater than the numerical identifier of the first port; and means for combining the performance data associated with the first port and the performance data associated with the second port into the performance report if performance data exists for both the first port and the second port.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The telecommunications system of claim 11, wherein said report generation means further comprises: means for determining that a report for the first port and the second port has previously been generated if the numerical identifier of the second port is less than the numerical identifier of the first port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The telecommunications system of claim 11, wherein said report generation means further comprises: means for flagging the performance data received from the network element as being incomplete, and performing an incomplete process to address problems associated with the receipt of incomplete performance data from the network element, if performance data does not exist for both the first port and the second port.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
116 words
A site controller, comprising: performance data receiving means for receiving a plurality of performance data from a network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of the network element; port selecting means for selecting a first port of the network element to process; cross-connection determining means for determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of the network element; report generation means for combining performance data associated with the first port and performance data associated with the second port into a performance report if the first port is cross-connected to the second port; and report forwarding means for forwarding the performance report to a monitoring module.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
116 words
A site controller, comprising: performance data receiving means for receiving a plurality of performance data from a network element, each of the performance data associated with one of a plurality of ports of the network element; port selecting means for selecting a first port of the network element to process; cross-connection determining means for determining whether the first port is cross-connected to a second port of the network element; report generation means for combining performance data associated with the first port and performance data associated with the second port into a performance report if the first port is cross-connected to the second port; and report forwarding means for forwarding the performance report to a monitoring module.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
The site controller of claim 14, wherein the network element is part of a network element layer of a network management hierarchy, said site controller is part of an element management layer of the network management hierarchy, and the monitoring module is part of at least a network management layer of the network management hierarchy.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
115 words
The site controller of claim 14, wherein said report generation means comprises: means for determining whether a numerical identifier of the second port is greater than a numerical identifier of the first port if the first port is cross-connected to the second port; means for determining whether performance data exists for both the first port and the second port if the numerical identifier of the second port is greater than the numerical identifier of the first port; and means for combining the performance data associated with the first port and the performance data associated with the second port into the performance report if performance data exists for both the first port and the second port.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The site controller of claim 16, wherein said report generation means further comprises: means for determining that a report for the first port and the second port has previously been generated if the numerical identifier of the second port is less than the numerical identifier of the first port.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
The site controller of claim 16, wherein said report generation means further comprises: means for flagging the performance data received from the network element as being incomplete, and performing an incomplete process to address problems associated with the receipt of incomplete performance data from the network element, if performance data does not exist for both the first port and the second port.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein step (1) comprises the step of receiving said performance data from a digital cross connect.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of claim 9, wherein said network element is a digital cross connect.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The site controller of claim 14, wherein the network element is a digital cross connect.
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