Monitoring a flow set to detect faults
US8588081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In certain embodiments, monitoring a flow set to detect faults includes identifying, by a first maintenance end point, a flow set comprising flows that utilize a paths from the first maintenance end point through one or more intermediate nodes to a second maintenance end point. Continuity check messages are generated. Each continuity check message is formatted as a data packet that an intermediate node forwards. Each continuity check message comprises a header comprising a maintenance indicator. The continuity check messages are transmitted on the flows to allow the second maintenance end point to monitor the paths.
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