Apparatus and method for monitoring a telecommunications network
AssigneeJDS Uniphase Corporation
InventorsBruce Gilmour, Donald Scobbie, Gavin Lauchlan, Stuart Thomson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring telecommunications network elements, especially where direct access to those network elements is not available. The invention allows a network manager to build and maintain significant relationship information, as well as model the state of network elements with a high degree of accuracy, but based only on the information contained within the transactions built from the network traffic which is being monitored. In particular, it allows the network manager to obtain the same results that would previously have required direct access to an operator's network elements.
Claims19
Apparatus for monitoring a telecommunications network having a plurality of users and network elements, comprising:
- a network transaction data management module having:
- a first input for receiving configuration information for configuring the module to analyze transaction event data according to predetermined criteria and required result structures;
- a second input for receiving transaction event data built from related data messages on the network;
- a processor for analyzing the transaction event data according to the predetermined criteria to produce result information according to the required result structures;
- a memory for storing the configuration information and the result information;
- and
- a result interface for receiving queries, for obtaining appropriate result information for the query from the memory and for outputting the appropriate result information.
A method of monitoring a telecommunications network having a plurality of users and network elements, the method comprising:
- receiving predetermined criteria and required result structures for analyzing transaction event data;
- receiving transaction event data built from related data messages on the network;
- analyzing the received transaction event data according to the predetermined criteria to produce result information according to the required result structures;
- storing the predetermined criteria, the required result structures and the result information;
- and
- outputting appropriate result information in response to received queries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.