Dynamic provisioning of TWAMP
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsStaffan Bonnier, Samita Chakrabarti, Mahmood Hossain
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Abstract
In exemplary embodiments in the present disclosure a method in a first Network Node for measuring network characteristics using a performance measuring protocol is defined. The method comprises receiving a message, extracting a network address of a second network node from said message, and storing said network address of said second network node. The method further comprises setting up a session for measuring network characteristics using said performance measuring protocol between said first network node and said second network node utilizing said network address.
Claims6
A method in a Serving Gateway for monitoring mobile backhaul performance characteristics using a Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAP), the method comprising:
- receiving, by the Serving Gateway, a Modify Bearer Request Message;
- extracting, by the Serving Gateway, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an eNodeB from said Modify Bearer Request Message;
- determining, by the Serving Gateway, whether the extracted IP address of said eNodeB is already stored in a TWAP-reflector table;
- based on the determination that the extracted IP address of said eNodeB is not already stored in the TWAP-reflector table, storing, by the Serving Gateway, said IP address of said eNodeB in said TWAP-reflector table;
- and,
- setting-up, by the Serving Gateway, a session utilizing said stored IP address and said Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAP) to monitor the mobile backhaul performance characteristics between said Serving Gateway and said eNodeB, wherein said Serving Gateway implements a TWAP Sender, and wherein said eNodeB implements a TWAP Reflector.
A Serving Gateway configured to monitor mobile backhaul performance characteristics using a Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAP), the Serving Gateway comprising:
- a processor;
- and,
- a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the Serving Gateway is operable to:
- receive a Modify Bearer Request Message;
- extract an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an eNodeB from said Modify Bearer Request Message;
- determine whether the extracted IP address of said eNodeB is already stored in a TWAP-reflector table;
- based on the determination that the extracted IP address of said eNodeB is not already stored in the TWAP-reflector table, store said IP address of said eNodeB;
- and,
- set-up a session utilizing said stored IP address and said Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAP) to monitor the mobile backhaul performance characteristics between said Serving Gateway and said eNodeB, wherein said Serving Gateway implements a TWAP Sender, and wherein said eNodeB implements a TWAP Reflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.