Method and apparatus for managing network quality in communication system

A management device in a communication system, the management device comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:
• configure at least one target and a test condition,
• control the at least one transceiver to transmit a measurement request message including configuration information regarding the at least one target and the test condition to a controller device configured to control a path associated with the at least one target,
• control the at least one transceiver to receive information regarding a network quality for the path measured based on the test condition, and
• display the information regarding network quality for the path.

A controller device in a communication system, the controller device comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:
• receive a message including information regarding targets,
• determine a path between the targets,
• control the at least one transceiver to transmit path information regarding the path to at least one different network element (NE), and
• control the at least one transceiver to transmit a measurement request message to at least one of the targets to obtain a network quality for the path that is measured based on the path information.

A server for measuring a network quality in a communication system, the server comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:
• control the at least one transceiver to receive a measurement request message including a test condition and information regarding a path between targets for measuring the network quality;
• generate, based on the test condition, a test packet;
• and
• obtain a network quality for the targets measured based on the information regarding a path and the test packet.