Methods and systems for automatically identifying a logical circuit failure in a data network

An apparatus to automatically identify a logical circuit failure, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory comprising machine readable instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
• analyzing non-requested trap data received from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks;
• polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches;
• and
• identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling.

A machine accessible storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to execute a method comprising:

• analyzing non-requested trap data received from a plurality of switches forming a logical circuit, the logical circuit spanning first, second, and third logical networks;
• polling first and second switches of the logical circuit exclusive of others of the plurality of switches of the logical circuit, the first switch forming a first network-to-network interface between the first logical network and the second logical network, the second switch forming a second network-to-network interface between the second logical network and the third logical network, the first logical network being in a first local access and transport area, the second logical network being an inter-exchange carrier network, the third logical network being in a second local access and transport area, and the first and second switches selected for polling based on the trap data indicating a problem at the first and second switches;
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• identifying a failure of the logical circuit without manual intervention based on the polling.