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 apparatus associated with a network device, comprising:
- one or more processors communicatively coupled to one or more ports of the network device, wherein the one or more ports have N packet services whereas the one or more processors have hardware capability to support up to M OAM sessions, M and N are integers, and N is greater than M,
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to
- operate Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) sessions in a staggered manner to support all of the N packet services.
A network device configured to perform Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) scaling, the network device comprises:
- one or more ports;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the one or more ports have N packet services whereas the one or more processors have hardware capability to support up to M OAM sessions, M and N are integers, and N is greater than M,
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to
- operate Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) sessions in a staggered manner to support all of the N packet services.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a device, wherein the device is communicatively coupled to one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports operate N packet services whereas the device has hardware capability to support up to M Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) sessions, M and N are integers, and N is greater than M, the computer readable code configured to program the device to perform the steps of:
- operate Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) sessions in a staggered manner to support all of the N packet services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.