US 6,571,285 B1 · Providing an integrated service assurance environment for a network

Abstract

A method providing service assurance for a network to maintain an agreed upon Quality of Service. First, an alarm is generated to indicate a status of a network. The generation of the alarm comprises selecting a parameter of network to be monitored; determining a triggering level of the parameter; monitoring the parameter of an occurrence of the triggering level; and initiating alarm notification upon the monitored occurrence of the triggering level. Network event information is then dispatched upon generation of the alarm and is subsequently mapped. The data collected on the status of the network is then manipulated by concatenating the data collected on a network into a master file; reformatting the data into a standarized format; translating the data to key codes; sorting the data according to predetermined criteria; and concatenating the sorted data together. The data is then sorted in a database. Thereafter, network availability is conveyed graphically.

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Dependent claims

A method for providing service assurance for a network to maintain a predetermined agreed upon Quality of Service, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network;
wherein the step of generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network further comprises the steps of:
selecting a parameter of the network that is to be monitored, determining a triggering level of the parameter, monitoring the parameter of an occurrence of the triggering level, and initiating an alarm notification upon the monitored occurrence of the triggering level;
(b) dispatching network event information of the network upon generation of the alarm;
(c) mapping the network event information;
(d) manipulating data collected on the status of the network, wherein manipulating data comprises:
(i) concatenating data collected on a network into a master file;
(ii) reformatting the concatenated data into a standardized format;
(iii) translating the standardized data to key codes;
(iv) sorting the translated data according to predetermined criteria;
and
(v) concatenating the sorted data together;
(e) storing the manipulated data in a database;
and
(f) graphically conveying availability of the network.

12 more elements

A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for providing service assurance for a network to maintain a predetermined agreed upon Quality of Service, comprising:

(a) a code segment for generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network;
wherein the code segment for generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network is further adapted for selecting a parameter of the network that is to be monitored, determining a triggering level of the parameter, monitoring the parameter of an occurrence of the triggering level, and initiating an alarm notification upon the monitored occurrence of the triggering level;
(b) a code segment for dispatching network event information of the network upon generation of the alarm;
(c) a code segment for mapping the network event information;
(d) a code segment for manipulating data collected on the status of the network, wherein manipulating data comprises:
(i) concatenating data collected on a network into a master file;
(ii) reformatting the concatenated data into a standardized format;
(iii) translating the standardized data to key codes;
(iv) sorting the translated data according to predetermined criteria;
and
(v) concatenating the sorted data together;
(e) a code segment for storing the manipulated data in a database;
and
(f) a code segment for graphically conveying availability of the network.

11 more elements

A system for providing service assurance for a network to maintain a predetermined agreed upon Quality of Service, comprising:

(a) logic for generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network;
wherein the logic for generating an alarm to indicate a status of a network is further adapted for selecting a parameter of the network that is to be monitored, determining a triggering level of the parameter, monitoring the parameter of an occurrence of the triggering level, and initiating an alarm notification upon the monitored occurrence of the triggering level;
(b) logic for dispatching network event information of the network upon generation of the alarm;
(c) logic for mapping the network event information;
(d) logic for manipulating data collected on the status of the network, wherein manipulating data comprises:
(i) concatenating data collected on a network into a master file;
(ii) reformatting the concatenated data into a standardized format;
(iii) translating the standardized data to key codes;
(iv) sorting the translated data according to predetermined criteria;
and
(v) concatenating the sorted data together;
(e) logic for storing the manipulated data in a database;
and
(f) logic for graphically conveying availability of the network.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Providing an integrated service assurance environment for a network

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Providing an integrated service assurance environment for a network

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