Method and apparatus for providing availability metrics for measurement and managment of ethernet services
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorDinesh MOHAN
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Abstract
Maintenance entities may be defined between customer and provider flow points to allow performance management to take place on an Ethernet network. The maintenance entities may be defined for access link, intra-domain, and inter-domain, and may be defined on a link or service basis. Performance parameters, including availability metrics, may be collected for the maintenance entities. The provision of such availability metrics in an Ethernet based solution to facilitate consistency of service management and operations for carriers transitioning to the Ethernet solution.
Claims25
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A method of monitoring availability in an Ethernet network, the method comprising:
- associating performance thresholds with a maintenance entity defined between two points in the Ethernet network;
- obtaining at least one performance parameter measurement for the maintenance entity for a time interval, the at least one performance parameter measurement having at least one frame metric;
- and
- comparing the at least one frame metric to the performance thresholds to determine an availability metric for the maintenance entity.
Apparatus for monitoring availability in an Ethernet network, the apparatus comprising program code stored on a processor readable medium, the program code operating when executed to:
- associate performance thresholds with a maintenance entity defined between two points in the Ethernet network;
- obtain at least one performance parameter measurement for the maintenance entity for a time interval, the at least one performance parameter measurement comprising at least one frame metric;
- and
- compare the at least one frame metric to the performance thresholds to determine an availability metric for the maintenance entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.