Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting timeout events
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorMoshiur Rahman
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing timeout events in a packet network are disclosed. For example, the method detects a timeout event by a first network element, wherein the timeout event is generated due to a lack of response from a second network element. The method then determines whether a threshold for reporting of timeouts is exceeded for the second network element. The method then generates a report by the first network element to a fault management system if the threshold is exceeded, where the report indicates that the second network element has exceeded the threshold for reporting of timeouts.
Claims20
A method for processing a timeout event, comprising:
- detecting the timeout event by a first network element, wherein the timeout event is generated due to a lack of response from a second network element;
- determining, by the first network element, whether a threshold for reporting of timeouts is exceeded for the second network element, wherein the threshold is set by a fault management system, wherein the threshold comprises a number of timeout events for the second network element following which the first network element is to send a report to the fault management system;
- sending the report by the first network element to the fault management system when the threshold is exceeded, where the report indicates that the second network element has exceeded the threshold for reporting of timeouts;
- and
- receiving, by the first network element from the fault management system, a notification of an increase to the threshold for reporting of timeouts.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a first network element, cause the processor to perform operations for processing a timeout event, the operations comprising:
- detecting the timeout event by the first network element, wherein the timeout event is generated due to a lack of response from a second network element;
- determining whether a threshold for reporting of timeouts is exceeded for the second network element, wherein the threshold is set by a fault management system, wherein the threshold comprises a number of timeout events for the second network element following which the first network element is to send a report to the fault management system;
- and
- sending the report by the first network element to the fault management system when the threshold is exceeded, where the report indicates that the second network element has exceeded the threshold for reporting of timeouts and
- receiving from the fault management system a notification of an increase to the threshold for reporting of timeouts.
An apparatus for processing a timeout event, comprising:
- a first network element comprising a processor and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- detecting the timeout event by the first network element, wherein the timeout event is generated due to a lack of response from a second network element;
- determining whether a threshold for reporting of timeouts is exceeded for the second network element, wherein the threshold is set by a fault management system, wherein the threshold comprises a number of timeout events for the second network element following which the first network element is to send a report to the fault management system;
- sending the report by the first network element to the fault management system when the threshold is exceeded, where the report indicates that the second network element has exceeded the threshold for reporting of timeouts;
- and
- receiving from the fault management system a notification of an increase to the threshold for reporting of timeouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.