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Method and system for determining a source of a virtual circuit fault

US7496657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2003
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/40
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method includes receiving an event, for example, from a frame relay network or from a system log. Whether the event designates a virtual circuit fault in at least one of the local network, the service provider network, or the communications link is determined. When the event designates a virtual circuit fault it is distinguished which of the local network, the service provider network, or the communications link is the source of the fault.

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