Scaling operations, administration, and maintenance sessions in packet networks
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorMarc HOLNESS
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Abstract
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) scaling systems and methods are implemented by a network function performed by one of a physical network element and a virtual network element executed on one or more processors. The OAM scaling method includes providing N packet services, N is an integer; and, responsive to determined OAM session scaling limits, providing OAM sessions for the N packet services in an oversubscribed manner, wherein the determined OAM session scaling limits include M OAM sessions supported by the network function, M is an integer and less than N.
Claims20
An Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) scaling method implemented by a network function performed by one of a physical network element and a virtual network element executed on one or more processors, the OAM scaling method comprising:
- providing N packet services, N is an integer;
- and
- responsive to determined OAM session scaling limits, providing OAM sessions for the N packet services in an oversubscribed manner, wherein the determined OAM session scaling limits comprise M OAM sessions supported by the network function, M is an integer and less than N.
A network device configured to perform Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) scaling, the network device comprises:
- a data plane configured to switch packets;
- and
- a control plane communicatively coupled to the data plane, wherein the control plane comprises one or more processors configured to:
- manage N packet services, N is an integer;
- and
- responsive to determined OAM session scaling limits, manage OAM sessions for the N packet services in an oversubscribed manner, wherein the determined OAM session scaling limits comprise M OAM sessions supported by the network function, M is an integer and less than N.
An Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) scaling apparatus associated with a network function performed by one of a physical network element and a virtual network element executed on one or more processors, the OAM scaling apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to provide N packet services, N is an integer;
- and
- circuitry configured to provide OAM sessions for the N packet services in an oversubscribed manner responsive to determined OAM session scaling limits, wherein the determined OAM session scaling limits comprise M OAM sessions supported by the network function, M is an integer and less than N.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.