Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to characterize customer-premises networks
US8515014B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/306
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to characterize customer-premises networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises retrieving a first plurality of performance parameters for a first time interval for respective ones of a plurality of customer-premises devices, the first plurality of customer-premises devices forming a first customer-premises communication network and each communicatively coupled to a first residential gateway, retrieving a second plurality of performance parameters for a second time interval for the respective ones of the first plurality of devices, computing a first metric representative of a performance variability of the first customer-premises communication network from the first and second plurality of performance parameters, and comparing the first metric to a second metric representative of a second performance variability of a second customer-premises communication network communicatively coupled to a second residential gateway to determine whether the first customer-premises communication network is operating in accordance with a normal operating condition.
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