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System and method for monitoring label switched path in network

US7660256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2005
Grant dateFeb 9, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a network monitoring tool for appropriately grasping a setup state of a label switched path (LSP) in a network. A monitoring apparatus comprises a communication unit that communicates with a router among a plurality of routers in the network, and a collection unit that collects LSP path information via the communication unit. The LSP path information includes information maintained by the router. The monitoring apparatus also comprises a storing unit that stores state information based on the collected LSP path information, and a display unit that reads the state information for a selected LSP stored by the storing unit and graphically displays a path of the selected LSP, in accordance with a user's instruction.

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