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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2005
Sean Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zesen Chen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yongdong Zhao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Peter Chou, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sean Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zesen Chen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yongdong Zhao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Peter Chou, San Ramon, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatic synchronization of monitoring points for a network management system ('NMS') along a permanent virtual circuit ('PVC') is disclosed. A NMS in an asynchronous transfer mode (“ATM”) network coupled to a plurality of ATM switches is operative to monitor each of the plurality of ATM switches storied in a monitoring service object corresponding to a PVC. The NMS receives at least one notification from at least one ATM switch of the plurality of ATM switches indicating an ATM switch has been added or removed from the PVC. In response to the at least notification, the NMS adds at least one ATM switch to the monitoring service object or removes at least one ATM switch from the monitoring service object.