WO2004008784A1 - Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz - Google Patents
Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2004008784A1 WO2004008784A1 PCT/DE2003/002302 DE0302302W WO2004008784A1 WO 2004008784 A1 WO2004008784 A1 WO 2004008784A1 DE 0302302 W DE0302302 W DE 0302302W WO 2004008784 A1 WO2004008784 A1 WO 2004008784A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- service
- network
- network element
- provision
- element database
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
- H04L41/12—Discovery or management of network topologies
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
- H04L41/06—Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
- H04L41/0677—Localisation of faults
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
- H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
- H04L43/091—Measuring contribution of individual network components to actual service level
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
- H04L43/50—Testing arrangements
- H04L43/55—Testing of service level quality, e.g. simulating service usage
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
- H04Q3/0016—Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
- H04Q3/0062—Provisions for network management
- H04Q3/0087—Network testing or monitoring arrangements
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
- H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
- H04L43/0805—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability
- H04L43/0811—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking connectivity
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
- H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
- H04L43/0823—Errors, e.g. transmission errors
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for the detection of service underperformance in a communication network, a communication network control and monitoring system, a control program for a communication connection management device and a control program for a quality of service and / or an error monitoring device.
- Network operators offer numerous services to customers on the telecommunications market, in particular Internet services. Services offered by network operators are broken down into different levels of service to meet customer needs for guaranteed levels of service and to stand out from the competition. For example, services are offered at a low cost for private customers and services with an expanded scope are offered at higher costs for business customers. The expanded scope of services consists, for example, of ensuring high availability and low data loss.
- service level agreements SLAs
- Proof of compliance with the service level agreement towards the customer is of particular importance. For such proof, services have to be monitored, for example to register failures and to determine the availability of a service.
- Measurements are also taken to capture quality of service parameters such as data loss.
- the provision of services is therefore not limited to the pure administration of service parameters, such as bandwidth or telephone number, but also service-specific additional functions are controlled.
- service-specific additional functions are controlled.
- a reliable and quick detection of service shortfalls is essential.
- the present invention has for its object to provide a method that enables reliable and quick detection of service shortfalls, as well as a suitable implementation of the method and a communication network control and monitoring system suitable for carrying out the method.
- An essential prerequisite for reliable detection of reduced service performance is that, according to the invention, information which describes network elements relevant to the provision of a service in terms of their functional properties and in their topological arrangement, including their assignment to the respective service by means of a device or modification of the service Service to a quality of service or error monitoring device are provided.
- This means that the information provided can be compared by the quality of service or error monitoring device with recorded measured values essentially immediately after they have been recorded for impermissible deviations.
- statements about reduced service performance can then be derived quickly and not only afterwards, especially since the assignment to the service concerned in the service quality or error monitoring device has already been is available. Statements about service underperformance can be immediately to the reduction in service capacity remedy or reported reimbursement purposes to report ⁇ .
- FIG. 1 shows a communication network control and monitoring system in a schematic representation
- FIG. 2 shows a diagram for representing signal flows when a service is set up or changed
- Figure 3 is a diagram showing signal flows during an error.
- the communication network control and monitoring system shown schematically in FIG. 1 comprises a service provision device 1, a communication connection management device 2, an error monitoring device 4 and a quality of service monitoring device 5.
- the service provision device 1 is provided for setting up or changing services.
- the service provision device 1 receives messages 21 with service orders and converts them into messages 22 with connection orders that are transmitted to the communication connection management device 2.
- the communication connection management device 2 is provided for storing information that is necessary for a Providing a service describe relevant network elements in their functional properties and in their topological arrangement. This information is assigned to the respective service and stored in a network element database 3 assigned to the communication connection management device 2.
- the network elements relevant for the provision of a service include, for example, network access points, connections and line connections along an end-to-end network path between two service access points. Functional properties of network elements are, for example, bandwidth, supported communication protocols and switching technologies used.
- the description of the topological arrangement of network elements includes a subdivision of the network elements in the node network elements, such as measuring points and switching points, and edge network elements, such as line connections, and a preparation as topological information in accordance with a node-edge model.
- the information stored in the network element database 3 is made available to the error monitoring device 4 and the service good monitoring device 5.
- the service provision device 1 transmits a message to the error monitoring device 4 with an order for monitoring the availability of network elements which are specified as relevant for the provision of the respective service.
- a message 25 with an order for monitoring the items of service is transmitted to the service item monitoring device 5.
- These monitoring orders cause the error monitoring device 4 and the service good monitoring device 5 to send error messages 27 and measured values 28, which are recorded in subnetworks 6, 7, 8, and which are transmitted to the error monitoring device 4 and / or via a network operating system 9, 10.11 assigned to the respective subnetwork Service good monitoring device 5 are forwarded with the information stored in the network element database 3 to impermissible deviations to compare.
- Corresponding network element database information is queried by the error monitoring device 4 or the service good monitoring device 5 and transmitted to the latter as messages 26.
- the error monitoring device 4 or service good monitoring device 5 In the event of an impermissible deviation from the information stored in the network element database 3, the error monitoring device 4 or service good monitoring device 5 generates a message 29, 30 about an under-performance of the service, specifying the service concerned.
- the monitoring of the availability and the service good takes place in accordance with a service good agreement made between a customer and a network operator. Therefore, only information relating to the network elements specified as relevant by a service agreement for the provision of a service is stored in the network element database 3. In addition, error messages or measured values are only recorded for the network elements specified as relevant by the service agreement for the provision of the service.
- a message 23 with an order for monitoring a service good agreement is transmitted from the service provision device 1 to the error monitoring device 4. This means that a recording of error messages or measured values for network elements specified as relevant by the service agreement for the provision of a service is already initiated by the establishment or change of the corresponding service.
- the service good monitoring device 5 If the evaluation of a measured value 28 in the service good monitoring device 5 reveals that a network element is operated outside of an admissible operating range, the service good monitoring device 5 transmits an alarm message 29 about a violation of a service good criterion to the error monitoring device 4 and there in an alarm message 30 about a violation of a implementation.
- An error message 27 is monitoring device in the error ⁇ 4 converted directly into an alarm message on violation of a service level agreement.
- the alarm message 30 contains a statement about the availability of the service or quality of service and is transmitted to a network service system 9, 10, 11, which is associated with the subnetwork 6, 7, 8, in which an error or a violation of the quality of service criterion occurs in order to remedy the shortfall in service ,
- the respective network operating system 9, 10, 11 converts the alarm message 30 into a control command 31, which is transmitted as a message for the elimination of underperformance to a selected control device (not explicitly shown) in the respective sub-network 6, 7, 8.
- the network element affected by the elimination of low-performance services is reconfigured by the respective network operating system 9, 10, 11 with access to the information stored in the network elements database 3. This also applies to the configuration of a network element when a service is set up, changed or deleted.
- the alarm message 30 about a violation of a quality of service agreement is also transmitted to the service provision device 1. There it is processed with customer data and converted into a report 32 on compliance with or violation of a service level agreement.
- the implementation of the method steps carried out in the service provision device 1, the communication connection management device 2, the error monitoring device 4 and the quality of service monitoring device 5 is carried out by a control program provided for the service provision device 1, the communication connection management device 2, the error monitoring device 4 and the service quality monitoring device 5.
- the respective control program runs on one of the service provision device 1, the communication connection management device 2, the error monitoring device. direction 4 or the data processing system assigned to the service goods monitoring device 5.
- FIG. 2 shows the signal flows already shown in FIG. 1 in the event of a service being set up or changed.
- the message 21 with the service order 21 contains information such as customer number, service type or an identifier of the connection to be provided for the respective service in the network.
- the connection is essentially identified by a start and an end point of a service access.
- the service provision device 1 the information already stored in the message 21 about the service order is assigned to customer data and converted into a message 22 about a connection order.
- This message 22 is transmitted to the communication connection management device 2 and contains information such as a unique service identifier, the service type and the connection identifier.
- a data record for the network element database 3 is built up from the message 22 via a connection order.
- This data record contains the service identifier, the connection identifier and information about sub-connections, the characteristic functional properties of which, such as data rate and latency, are also stored in the network element database 3.
- messages 23, 24, 25 with monitoring orders are transmitted to the error monitoring device 4 or the service good monitoring device 5.
- the messages 23, 24, 25 contain information about the connection identifier as a link. Element for the data records of the network element database 3.
- an error message 27 is transmitted from a monitoring device in the affected subnetwork 7, not shown in detail, to the network operating system 10 assigned to the affected subnetwork 7, evaluated there and then forwarded to the error monitoring device 4 (FIG. 3 ).
- the error monitoring device 4 compares the information contained in the error message 27 with the information contained in the network element database 3 and generates an alarm message 30 about a service unavailability 30 if the failure of the connection affects a service agreement.
- the alarm message 30 about the unavailability of service contains information about the respective service identifier and a name of the non-available object or network element.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Quality & Reliability (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US10/520,716 US20050210342A1 (en) | 2002-07-10 | 2003-07-09 | Recognition of reduced service capacities in a communication network |
DE50310617T DE50310617D1 (de) | 2002-07-10 | 2003-07-09 | Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz |
EP03763602A EP1520433B1 (de) | 2002-07-10 | 2003-07-09 | Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE10231150.1 | 2002-07-10 | ||
DE10231150 | 2002-07-10 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2004008784A1 true WO2004008784A1 (de) | 2004-01-22 |
Family
ID=30009879
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/DE2003/002302 WO2004008784A1 (de) | 2002-07-10 | 2003-07-09 | Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US20050210342A1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1520433B1 (de) |
CN (1) | CN1666535A (de) |
DE (1) | DE50310617D1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2004008784A1 (de) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN100388681C (zh) * | 2004-12-22 | 2008-05-14 | 华为技术有限公司 | 一种触发在线维护的方法 |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN101180550A (zh) * | 2005-03-18 | 2008-05-14 | 探索无线公司 | 增强型移动台定位方法和系统 |
CA2601161A1 (en) * | 2005-03-18 | 2006-09-21 | Seeker Wireless Pty Limited | Enhanced mobile location |
CA2603463A1 (en) * | 2005-04-08 | 2006-10-12 | Seeker Wireless Pty Limited | Enhanced terrestrial mobile location |
EP1941758A4 (de) * | 2005-10-24 | 2012-04-25 | Wavemarket Inc D B A Location Labs | Detektion bei der mobildienst-wartung |
EP1802032B1 (de) * | 2005-12-22 | 2010-02-17 | Axis AB | Überwachungssystem und -verfahren zur Verbindung eines Überwachungsgeräts mit einem Dienstserver |
WO2008109948A1 (en) * | 2007-03-13 | 2008-09-18 | Seeker Wireless Pty Limited | Enhanced zone determination |
WO2009036497A1 (en) | 2007-09-17 | 2009-03-26 | Seeker Wireless Pty Limited | Systems and methods for triggering location based voice and/or data communications to or from mobile radio terminals |
US8737985B2 (en) | 2007-11-26 | 2014-05-27 | Wavemarket, Inc. | Methods and systems for zone creation and adaption |
EP2269390A4 (de) | 2008-04-07 | 2012-04-04 | Wavemarket Inc D B A Location Labs | Ortung von drahtlosen mobilen endgeräten |
US8244236B2 (en) | 2010-04-29 | 2012-08-14 | Wavemarket, Inc. | System and method for aggregating and disseminating mobile device tag data |
US8504077B2 (en) | 2010-12-04 | 2013-08-06 | Wavemarket, Inc. | System and method for monitoring and disseminating mobile device location information |
CN107733672A (zh) * | 2016-08-12 | 2018-02-23 | 南京中兴软件有限责任公司 | 故障处理方法、装置及控制器 |
CN113472567B (zh) * | 2021-06-16 | 2022-08-19 | 中国联合网络通信集团有限公司 | 一种网络sla的计算方法及装置 |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO1998042102A1 (en) * | 1997-03-14 | 1998-09-24 | Crosskeys Systems Corporation | Service level agreement management in data networks |
US5893905A (en) * | 1996-12-24 | 1999-04-13 | Mci Communications Corporation | Automated SLA performance analysis monitor with impact alerts on downstream jobs |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6556659B1 (en) * | 1999-06-02 | 2003-04-29 | Accenture Llp | Service level management in a hybrid network architecture |
-
2003
- 2003-07-09 CN CN038162180A patent/CN1666535A/zh active Pending
- 2003-07-09 EP EP03763602A patent/EP1520433B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-07-09 DE DE50310617T patent/DE50310617D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-07-09 WO PCT/DE2003/002302 patent/WO2004008784A1/de not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-07-09 US US10/520,716 patent/US20050210342A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5893905A (en) * | 1996-12-24 | 1999-04-13 | Mci Communications Corporation | Automated SLA performance analysis monitor with impact alerts on downstream jobs |
WO1998042102A1 (en) * | 1997-03-14 | 1998-09-24 | Crosskeys Systems Corporation | Service level agreement management in data networks |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN100388681C (zh) * | 2004-12-22 | 2008-05-14 | 华为技术有限公司 | 一种触发在线维护的方法 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
EP1520433B1 (de) | 2008-10-08 |
CN1666535A (zh) | 2005-09-07 |
US20050210342A1 (en) | 2005-09-22 |
EP1520433A1 (de) | 2005-04-06 |
DE50310617D1 (de) | 2008-11-20 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
DE69622026T2 (de) | Verfahren und gerät zur verfahrensbasierter alarmmeldung in einer verteilter netzwerkverwaltingsumgebung | |
EP0632617B1 (de) | Verfahren und Einrichtung zur Unterstützung des Netzwerkmanagements | |
DE60114070T2 (de) | Baumstruktur und Beschreibung erzeugter Protokolle | |
EP1520433B1 (de) | Erkennung von dienst-minderleistungen in einem kommunikationsnetz | |
DE602005002418T2 (de) | Verwaltungsverfahren und -system für Netzverwaltungssysteme | |
EP1668822B1 (de) | Verfahren zur synchronisierung von alarmen in einem managementsystem eines kommunikationsnetzes | |
EP1286497B1 (de) | Verfahren zur visuellen Darstellung von Zuständen von Netzelementen eines zu überwachenden Netzwerks, sowie eine Überwachungseinrichtung und ein Programmmodul hierfür | |
EP1206883B1 (de) | Generisches alignment-verfahren in einer multi-manager-umgebung | |
DE60224775T2 (de) | Netzwerkverwaltungssystem basierend auf Tendenzanalyse | |
WO2004008783A1 (de) | Ermittlung einer ursache einer dienst-minderleistung in einem kommunikationsnetz | |
CH686540A5 (de) | Verfahren zum Steuern und Verwalten von Netzwerkelementen. | |
EP1525757A1 (de) | Bereitstellung von netzelementen in einem kommunikationssystem | |
EP1371236B1 (de) | Verfahren zur selektiven und gesammelten weiterleitung von meldungen in einem tmn-netzwerk | |
EP1298838A1 (de) | Netzwerk-Performance-Management | |
WO2004008689A1 (de) | Verfahren zum betrieb eines kommunikationsnetzes, netzbetriebsführungssystem und steuerungsprogramm für netzbetriebsführungssystem | |
EP1349314B1 (de) | Verfahren zur Überwachung von Service-Level-Agreements | |
EP3339989A1 (de) | Verfahren zum überprüfen einer mandantenzuordnung, computerprogrammprodukt und automatisierungssystem mit feldgeräten | |
EP1749369B1 (de) | Verfahren und einrichtungen zum betreiben eines managementnetzes bei ausfall eines managers | |
DE10147497A1 (de) | Verfahren zum Verwalten von Diensten in einem Kommunikationssystem, Dienstesteuerungseinrichtung und Computerprogramm | |
EP1901478A1 (de) | Lastabhängige Verarbeitung von Leistungsdaten in einem Netzmanagementsystem | |
DE102004039214B4 (de) | Kommunikationsverfahren in einem Managementnetz zur Information über Attributsveränderungen | |
DE10162987A1 (de) | Netzwerk-Performance-Management | |
DE102014221975A1 (de) | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Regeln einer Dienstgüte zwischen einem lokalen Netzwerk und einem Weitverkehrsnetz | |
EP1425879B1 (de) | Verfahren zur ermittlung von dienstgüteindikatoren in einem kommunikationsnetz, computerprogramm und dienstgüteüberwachungssystem | |
DE10041792A1 (de) | Automatische Alarm-Weiterleitung an vorgegebene Mobilfunkendgeräte per WAP |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): CN JP US |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
DFPE | Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101) | ||
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2003763602 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 20038162180 Country of ref document: CN |
|
WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 2003763602 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 10520716 Country of ref document: US |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP |
|
WWW | Wipo information: withdrawn in national office |
Country of ref document: JP |