Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet...

Details Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet... Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet...

2005-06-14

2005-06-14

Marcelo, Melvin (Department: 2662)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Flow control of data transmission through a network

C370S241100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06907006

ABSTRACT:
In an IP packet communication apparatus, an operation and maintenance function capable of monitoring a transmission path is provided to a layer used to process a packet, which corresponds to an upper layer of an optical network. As one method for applying the operation and maintenance function to the packet layer, in the case of IP over PPP over WDM, an operation/maintenance frame is defined to a PPP frame so as to realize the operation/maintenance function of a PPP connection. In the case that a plurality of connections are multiplexed on the same transmission path, a maintenance frame is conducted in order to operate/manage these connections by being grouped, so that a fault occurring in the optical network is monitored. As another method for applying the operation and maintenance function to the packet layer, an operation/maintenance frame is defined to an IP packet so as to realize an operation and maintenance function of an IP flow. Also, since a plurality of flows are multiplexed on the same transmission path, a management packet is defined to operate/manage these flows to be grouped, so that a fault occurring in the optical network is monitored.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4161719 (1979-07-01), Parikh et al.
patent: 4561090 (1985-12-01), Turner
patent: 4884263 (1989-11-01), Suzuki
patent: 4905233 (1990-02-01), Cain et al.
patent: 4964112 (1990-10-01), Appelmann
patent: 5016243 (1991-05-01), Fite, Jr.
patent: 5239537 (1993-08-01), Sakauchi
patent: 5274680 (1993-12-01), Sorton et al.
patent: 5315594 (1994-05-01), Noser
patent: 5461609 (1995-10-01), Pepper
patent: 5488501 (1996-01-01), Barnsley
patent: 5594729 (1997-01-01), Kanakia et al.
patent: 5724352 (1998-03-01), Cloonan et al.
patent: 5764651 (1998-06-01), Bullock et al.
patent: 5793976 (1998-08-01), Chen et al.
patent: 5859846 (1999-01-01), Kim et al.
patent: 5905781 (1999-05-01), McHale et al.
patent: 5956681 (1999-09-01), Yamakita
patent: 5982783 (1999-11-01), Frey et al.
patent: 6023467 (2000-02-01), Abdelhamid et al.
patent: 6044080 (2000-03-01), Antonov
patent: 6075788 (2000-06-01), Vogel
patent: 6111673 (2000-08-01), Chang et al.
patent: 6160808 (2000-12-01), Maurya
patent: 6163527 (2000-12-01), Ester et al.
patent: 6246683 (2001-06-01), Connery et al.
patent: 6252853 (2001-06-01), Ohno
patent: 6304549 (2001-10-01), Srinivasan et al.
patent: 6317236 (2001-11-01), Saunders
patent: 6353619 (2002-03-01), Banas et al.
patent: 9149046 (1997-06-01), None
Draft Recommendation G.872 (EX G.OTN) Architecture of Optical Transport Networks, ITU-Telecommunication Standardization Sector, Feb. 1998, pp. 1-8.
J. Anderson, et al “ATM-Layer OAM Implementation Issues” IEEE Communications Magazine, Sep. 1991, pp. 79-81.
J. Wei, et al “Network Control and Management of Reconfigurable WDM All-Optical Network”, IEEE Network Operations Management Symposium US, New York, NY vol. Conf. 10, Feb. 15, 1998, ppl 880-889.
ITU-Telecommunication Standardization Sector Recommendation G.872.
IETF RFC 791.
IETF RFC 1662.
ITU-Telecommunication Sector Recommendation G.707.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for detecting faults in IP packet... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3476530