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Network availability analytics

US9479403B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by

5References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Clarence Filsfils · Brussels, BE
David Delano Ward · Somerset, US
Christopher Metz · Danville, US
Peter De Vriendt · Denderleeuw, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2013
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/0681
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a network device, route convergence measurements and traffic demand measurements from a plurality of routers, and computing network availability based on the measurements at the network device. The route convergence measurements are associated with route computations at the routers and the traffic demand measurements include portions of a demand matrix associated with the routers. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.

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