Measuring and analyzing data to generate recommendations associated with a digital subscription line (DSL)
AssigneeViavi Solutions Inc.
InventorsJohn Janvier Rice, James Patrick Perdue
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Abstract
According to examples, a system for measuring and analyzing data to generate recommendations associated with a digital subscription line (DSL). Data associated with a DSL is measured according to one or more performance counters. The data is analyzed with respect to one or more thresholds and an anomalous performance event is determined. Also, a recommendation with respect to an performance issue associated with the anomalous performance event is provided.
Claims20
A testing device operable to measure and analyze performance counters and to determine an issue with a digital subscriber line (DSL), the testing device comprising:
- a display;
- a battery module;
- a transceiver;
- a physical connector;
- a first measurement circuit to measure and analyze modem-based measurements associated with the DSL;
- a second measurement circuit to measure and analyze copper wire-based measurements associated with the DSL;
- and
- a processor to:
- access thresholds associated with the performance counters;
- detect an anomalous performance event based on the performance counters and the thresholds;
- and
- enable an analysis mode to determine the issue with the DSL and to generate a recommendation to address the issue with the DSL, wherein enabling the analysis mode includes implementing an analysis sequence comprising one or more testing protocols to:
- follow an issue associated with a modem-based connection of the DSL through a DSL layer stack;
- determine a performance counter for a copper wire connection of the DSL related to the issue associated with the modem-based connection, wherein the performance counter for the copper wire connection of the DSL is included in the performance counters;
- and
- determine a corresponding performance issue with the copper wire connection of the DSL utilizing the performance counter for the copper wire connection of the DSL.
A method for measuring and analyzing performance counters and determining an issue with a digital subscriber line (DSL), the method comprising:
- measuring and analyzing measurement data associated with the performance counters;
- accessing thresholds associated with the performance counters;
- detecting an anomalous performance event based on the performance counters and the thresholds;
- and
- enabling an analysis mode of a testing device, including:
- generating a data graph utilizing the measurement data;
- determining one or more features of the data graph;
- analyzing feature data associated with the one or more features of the data graph;
- determining the issue with the DSL based on the analyzing of the feature data;
- implementing an analysis sequence including one or more testing protocols to follow an issue associated with a modem-based connection of the DSL through a DSL layer stack;
- determining a performance counter for a copper wire connection of the DSL related to the issue associated with the modem-based connection, wherein the performance counter for the copper wire connection of the DSL is included in the performance counters;
- determining a corresponding performance issue with the copper wire connection of the DSL utilizing the performance counter for the copper wire connection of the DSL;
- and
- generating a recommendation to address the issue with the DSL.
A testing device operable to measure and analyze performance counters and determine an issue with a digital subscriber line (DSL), the testing device comprising:
- a display;
- a battery module;
- a transceiver;
- a physical connector;
- a first measurement circuit to measure and analyze modem-based measurements associated with the DSL;
- a second measurement circuit to measure and analyze copper wire-based measurements associated with the DSL;
- and
- a processor to:
- access the modem-based measurements and the copper wire-based measurements based on thresholds associated with the performance counters;
- detect an anomalous performance event based on the performance counters and the thresholds;
- and
- determine the issue with the DSL, wherein the processor is further to:
- implement an analysis sequence including one or more testing protocols to follow an issue associated with a modem-based connection of the DSL through a DSL layer stack;
- generate a testing protocol result, wherein implementing the one or more testing protocols includes:
- determine a performance counter for a copper wire connection of the DSL related to the issue associated with the modem-based connection, wherein the performance counter for the copper wire connection of DSL is included in the performance counters;
- compare a key performance indicator (KPI) to the testing protocol result;
- determine a corresponding performance issue with the copper wire connection of the DSL utilizing the performance counter for the copper wire connection of the DSL;
- and
- generate a recommendation to address the issue with the DSL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.