System and method for removing test packets
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorMichael Bugenhagen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a system for preventing a packet of a test pattern from being communicated over a network. In one embodiment, a communications management system is disclosed that includes a network interface configured to enable the communications management system to communicate with a plurality of network nodes over a network. The communications management system further includes a processor configured to execute instructions to determine whether one or more portions of the network are congested, and generate and transmit a message to at least one of the network nodes to terminate communication of test packets in response to a determination that one or more portions of the network is congested.
Claims20
A system for removing test packets from a network, the system comprising:
- a network configured to facilitate communications between a plurality of nodes and a plurality of customers;
- a communications management system in communication with the network, the communications management system being operable to determine whether one or more portions of the network are congested;
- and a remote node in communication with the network, the remote node being operable to determine whether a packet is associated with a test pattern and terminate the communication of the packet in response to the communications management system informing the remote node that the network is congested, wherein the communications management system is configured to provide an alert to a network operations user indicating that the network is congested in response to a determination that network utilization is above first threshold, and wherein the communications management system is configured to automatically notify, the remote node to terminate the packet in response to a determination that the network utilization is above a second threshold, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold.
A communications management system comprising:
- a network interface configured to enable the communications management system to communicate with a plurality of network nodes over a network;
- a processor configured to execute instructions to:
- determine whether one or more portions of the network are congested;
- and generate and transmit a message to at least one of the network nodes to terminate communication of test packets in response to a determination that the one or more portions of the network are congested;
- provide an alert to a network operations user indicating that the network is congested in response to a determination that network utilization is above first threshold;
- and automatically notify the remote node to terminate the packet in response to a determination that the network utilization is above a second threshold, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.