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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Richard L. Wall, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gary L. Ryczek, Denver, CO (US);
James A. Loukatos, Thornton, CO (US);
Alex J. Henes, Denver, CO (US);
Jeffrey L. Martin, Frederick, CO (US);
Brett P. Hollman, Louisville, CO (US);
Thomas G. Hoople, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
George T. Joseph, Denver, CO (US);
Troy Kau, Arvada, CO (US);
Richard L. Wall, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gary L. Ryczek, Denver, CO (US);
James A. Loukatos, Thornton, CO (US);
Alex J. Henes, Denver, CO (US);
Jeffrey L. Martin, Frederick, CO (US);
Brett P. Hollman, Louisville, CO (US);
Thomas G. Hoople, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
George T. Joseph, Denver, CO (US);
Troy Kau, Arvada, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.