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Method and apparatus for monitoring virtual concatenation group performance

US8483241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Christian Hermsmeyer · Eckental, DE
Angel Molina · Erlangen, DE
Wolfgang Thomas · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2007
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04J2203/0094
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes a method and apparatus for determining the performance of a virtual concatenation group (VCG) signal transporting a client signal over a transport network. A method includes collecting a plurality of performance monitoring indicators associated with a plurality of VCG member signals of the VCG signal, synchronizing the performance monitoring indicators with respect to each other, combining the synchronized performance monitoring indicators to form VCG-level performance monitoring indicators, calculating VCG-level performance monitoring primitive measurements based on the VCG-level performance monitoring indicators, and processing the VCG-level performance monitoring primitive measurements to determine VCG performance.

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