Method for optimized placement of service-chain-monitoring probes
US9853877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/26
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary methods include receiving requests comprising of monitoring zones (MZs), each MZ to be allocated a pair of probes in a network, wherein each MZ is associated with a rule identifying a condition for when its probes are to be updated, and wherein each probe in the network is associated with a rule identifying a condition of when it is updated. The methods include determining whether previously allocated pairs of probes in the network can serve as probes for one or more MZs in the requests, wherein a previously allocated pair of probes can serve as probes for a MZ if a rule associated with the MZ is similar to rules associated with the previously allocated pair of probes. The methods include for each MZ that can be served by a previously allocated pair of probes, sending information identifying the MZ and the previously allocated pair of probes.
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