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Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2004
Applicants:

Douglas J. Botkin, Aurora, IL (US);

Mark G. Bradac, Batavia, IL (US);

Edward A. Clark, Sugar Grove, IL (US);

Joseph J. Kott, Aurora, IL (US);

Steven L. Makowski, Naperville, IL (US);

Alan H. Matten, Chicago, IL (US);

Douglas W. Sturm, Wheaton, IL (US);

Peng Zhang, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Inventors:

Douglas J. Botkin, Aurora, IL (US);

Mark G. Bradac, Batavia, IL (US);

Edward A. Clark, Sugar Grove, IL (US);

Joseph J. Kott, Aurora, IL (US);

Steven L. Makowski, Naperville, IL (US);

Alan H. Matten, Chicago, IL (US);

Douglas W. Sturm, Wheaton, IL (US);

Peng Zhang, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Assignee:

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A maintenance component of an apparatus in one example employs one or more packets that are communicated over an active packet connection to evaluate the active packet connection.


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