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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Shaun Jaikarran Bharrat, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Timothy R. Thornton, Brick, NJ (US);
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to communications methods and apparatus dynamically detecting and/or mitigating anomalies in communications systems/networks. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: (i) storing a set of N key performance indicator (KPI) models; (ii) associating each of a plurality of recurring time slots of a recurring time frame on a per group member basis with one of the N KPI models wherein the associating including associating a first group member of a first group and a first recurring time slot with a first one of the N models, the first one of the N models being a first model; (iii) receiving event data for the first group member for a first time period; and (iv) determining based on the first model if a key performance indicator value for the first group member and first time period is anomalous.