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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 20, 2008
Maher Ali, Plano, TX (US);
Chao Kan, Plano, TX (US);
Ljubisa Tancevski, Dallas, TX (US);
Tim Barrett, North Ryde, AU;
Laurent Philippart, Lisbon, PT;
Filipe Mendonca, Lisbon, PT;
Felicio Vaz, Linda-a-Velha, PT;
Maher Ali, Plano, TX (US);
Chao Kan, Plano, TX (US);
Ljubisa Tancevski, Dallas, TX (US);
Tim Barrett, North Ryde, AU;
Laurent Philippart, Lisbon, PT;
Filipe Mendonca, Lisbon, PT;
Felicio Vaz, Linda-a-Velha, PT;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A spatial monitoring-correlation mechanism and a method are described herein for determining an origin of a problem within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network by using topology information about the IPTV network and at least one error notification (e.g., packet loss notification-retransmission request) that is generated by at least one component (e.g., set-top box) within the IPTV network.