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US 9,426,056 B2Granted
Method and system for determining alternate paths
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsJames N. Russell, Kenny M. Hawkins, Chad M. Renfro, Bob E. Taylor
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- storing information specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a network, wherein specifying the set of available paths includes determining whether a path is an egress to ingress type or an ingress to egress type, and comparing a determined number of hops of the path with a predetermined threshold;
- for each of the available paths, determining whether one or more regions associated with one or more of the network elements are to be excluded;
- sorting the available paths according to a predetermined criterion;
- selectively filtering the sorted paths based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof;
- and
- displaying the one or more excluded regions.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a data collection module configured to obtain information specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a network, wherein specifying the set of available paths includes determining whether a path is an egress to ingress type or an ingress to egress type, and comparing a determined number of hops of the path with a predetermined threshold;
- a path analysis module configured to, for each of the available paths, determine whether one or more regions associated with one or more of the network elements are to be excluded, sort the available paths according to a predetermined criterion, and to selectively filter the sorted paths based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof;
- and
- a presentation module configured to display the one or more excluded regions.
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A method comprising:
- collecting topology information from a first provisioning system corresponding to a first network and from a second provisioning system corresponding to a second network;
- generating a list of available communication paths including determining whether a path is an egress to ingress type or an ingress to egress type, and comparing a determined number of hops of the path with a predetermined threshold;
- for each of the available communication paths, determining whether one or more regions associated with one or more of network elements are to be excluded;
- filtering the list of available communication paths by either network element, location, or a combination thereof;
- and
- displaying the one or more excluded regions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.