Cisco Technology, Inc.

Murtaza Chiba

Wojciech Dec

Richard Mandfred Pruss

Din-I Tsai

Vincent Mammoliti

Allen Long

In one embodiment, a method includes identifying at least one parameter as being associated with a service provided to an entity, as for example a subscriber. The service is arranged to service the entity. The method also includes monitoring the parameter to determine if accessibility to the service by the entity is compromised, and invoking a notification mechanism to send a notification to the entity if it is determined that the accessibility to the service by the entity is compromised. The notification indicates that the accessibility to the service is compromised.

Monitoring network service affecting events, taking action, and automating subscriber notification

A system for inserting data into data packets of a protocol for transmitting network information between processing systems connected to a network. The system identifies attributes of the network to be transmitted in a packet. The system then forms a group of attributes that are closely related. A beginning of group identifiers inserted into a packet. The group is then inserted into the packet following the identifier. An end of group identifier inserted into the packet after the group.

System for grouping attributes in packets in a radius protocol

Method and apparatus for generating and receiving an extended Vendor Specific Attribute (VSA) is disclosed. In one aspect, a extended format VSA may be generated containing at least a Vendor-Type field having a predetermined value and a Extended Vendor-Type field. A Vendor Specific Attribute packet generated and received in accordance with the teachings of this disclosure may have a field sequence of &#x3c;Type&#x3e; &#x3c;Length&#x3e; &#x3c;Vendor-ID&#x3e; &#x3c;Vendor-Type&#x3e; &#x3c;Length&#x3e; &#x3c;Vendor-Extended-Type&#x3e; &#x3c;Value&#x3e;, and may field lengths of Type=8 bits; Length=8 bits; Vendor-ID=32 bits; Vendor-Type 8 bits; Length=8 bits; Vendor-Extended-Type=32 bits; and Value=1 or more bytes.

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Fremont, CA, United States of America

Murtaza Chiba