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Method and apparatus for automatically determining causes of service quality degradation

US9692671B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 4, 2012
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Causes of service quality degradation in a communication network are determined for automated root cause analysis by identifying occurrence of degradation in service quality within a user session; identifying an underperforming resource of the communication network during occurrence of said identified degradation in service quality; in response to determining that the underperforming resource has at least one dependant resource, identifying any underperforming dependant resources during occurrence of said identified degradation in service quality; and outputting a plurality of causes of the service quality degradation including the identity of each of the identified underperforming resources.

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