Trail explorer and method for exploring trails in a communication network
US6381237B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5626
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A trail explorer and method for exploring trails in a communication network is described. The trail explorer is provided in a trail managing system having a trail database for storing connections in the network. The trail explorer compares the connections stored in the database and those actually provisioned in the network. When a connection exists in the network but is missing from the database, the trail explore triggers a learn process. If a connection exists in the database but is missing from the network, it marks the connection and trails using the connection as “unprovisioned” if they are not already marked so, or delete trails if they are network learned trails.
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