Granted Patent B2

US 7,159,026 · App. 10/062,904 · Granted Jan 2, 2007

Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

Abstract

Claims (24)

1. A method to determine performance of a network, the method comprising:

providing a database containing service level agreement information;

receiving a first measurement relating to a virtual connection in the network relating to a first layer of communications in the network;

receiving a second measurement relating to an attainable bit rate in a portion of the network relating to a second layer of communications in the network;

receiving at least one additional measurement including management information base parameters from one or more nodes in the network relating to a third layer of communications in the network;

generating a set of parameters for the network based on the first, second, and at least one additional measurements;

determining performance of the network based on the generated set of parameters; and

adjusting the set of parameters to meet the service level agreement.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first measurement further comprises:

receiving information relating to transport of internet protocol packets in the network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining performance of the network based on the generated set of parameters comprises:

correlating the information relating to transport of internet protocol packets with the attainable bit rate in the portion of the network.

4. An apparatus for determining performance of a network comprising:

database containing service level agreement information;

means for receiving a first measurement comprises means for receiving information relating to a virtual connection in the network relating to a first layer of communications in a network;

means for receiving a second measurement comprising means for receiving information relating to an attainable bit rate in a portion of the network relating to a second layer of communications in the network;

means for receiving at least one additional measurement comprises means for receiving management information base parameters from one or more nodes in the network relating to a third layer of communications in the network:

means for generating a set of parameters for the network based on the first, second, and at least one additional measurements:

means for determining performance of the network based on the generated set of parameters; and

means for adjusting the set of parameters to meet the service level agreement.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the means for receiving the first measurement further comprises:

means for receiving information relating to transport of internet protocol packets in the network.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the means for determining performance of the network based on the generated set of parameters comprises:

means for correlating the information relating to transport of internet protocol packets with the attainable bit rate in the portion of the network.

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