Method and apparatus for diagnosing faults in a hybrid internet protocol network
US8300537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Ethernet switch (112) has a communications interface (122), and a controller (124). The controller is programmed to receive (202) an IP query packet generated by a receiver for collecting telemetry data between a source and the receiver in a multicast network, translate (206) the IP query packet to an Ethernet query packet, collect (208) in the Ethernet query packet telemetry data from the Ethernet switch, and submit (218) the Ethernet query packet to the next network element of the multicast network. Additional embodiment are disclosed.
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