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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2003
Applicants:

Walter L. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Peter D. Beal, Apex, NC (US);

Dennis N. Blankenship, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Sumita Bose, Cary, NC (US);

Bohdan Matuszczak, Morrisville, NC (US);

Inventors:

Walter L. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Peter D. Beal, Apex, NC (US);

Dennis N. Blankenship, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Sumita Bose, Cary, NC (US);

Bohdan Matuszczak, Morrisville, NC (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for monitoring noise associated with a communication link is provided that includes monitoring a plurality of communication links that facilitate a plurality of communication flows and determining whether an error parameter associated with a selected one or more of the communication links has exceeded a predefined threshold. An alert message may then be communicated to a next destination when the predefined threshold has been exceeded.


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