Method and apparatus for measuring and managing end-to-end service level agreement in network having entities of different mobile communication networks
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi-Beom Park, Byeong-Soo Yeon, Seong-Ha Kim, Min-Suk Seo
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Abstract
A method for measuring an end-to-end Service Level Agreement (SLA) in a network having entities of different mobile communication networks is provided. The method includes sending a server a test condition for SLA measurement, sending the server a test packet, obtaining from a test result received from the server parameter values for metrics included in the test condition, generating analysis data based on the test condition, and sending the analysis data to a manager unit for the entities based on the test condition.
Claims20
A method for measuring a service quality in a heterogeneous network, the method comprising:
- sending, to a server, a test condition including one or more metric for service quality measurement of mobile communication entities included in the heterogeneous network;
- sending, to the server, a test packet;
- obtaining, from a test result received from the server, parameter values for the one or more metric;
- generating analysis data based on the parameter values for the one or more metric;
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- sending the analysis data, to a manager unit for the entities, based on the test condition.
A method for measuring a service quality in a heterogeneous network, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a client, a test packet for service quality measurement of mobile communication entities included in the heterogeneous network;
- measuring parameter values for one or more metric, the one or more metric being included in a test condition received from the client in advance;
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- sending, to the client, a test result that includes the parameter values for the one or more metric.
An apparatus for measuring a service quality in a heterogeneous network, the apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter configured to send a test packet to a server;
- a session controller configured to control the transmitter to send a test condition including one or more metric for service quality measurement of mobile communication entities included in the heterogeneous network to the server;
- a data analyzer configured to obtain, from a test result received from the server, parameter values for one or more metric, and configured to generate analysis data based on the parameter values for one or more metric;
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- a data output unit configured to send the analysis data to a manager unit for the entities based on the test condition.
An apparatus for measuring a service quality in a heterogeneous network, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive, from a client, a test packet for service quality measurement of mobile communication entities included in the heterogeneous network from a client;
- a measuring unit configured to measure parameter values for one or more metric, the one or more metric being included in a test condition received from the client in advance, and
- a transmitter configured to send the client a test result that includes the parameter values for the one or more metric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.