The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Kamakshi Sridhar, Plano, TX (US);
Atiya Suhail, Plano, TX (US);
David Elie-dit-cosaque, Richardson, TX (US);
Gerard Damm, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kamakshi Sridhar, Plano, TX (US);
Atiya Suhail, Plano, TX (US);
David Elie-Dit-Cosaque, Richardson, TX (US);
Gerard Damm, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diagnostic tool and method are described herein that are capable of diagnosing and localizing a multicast connectivity flow fault within a layeraggregation network. In one application, the diagnostic tool and method can be used by a customer service representative to diagnose why a customer cannot receive a television channel even though they can receive other television channels within an IPTV network.