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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Roman Krzanowski, White Plains, NY (US);
Frank M. Shannon, Arnold, MD (US);
William A. Bjorkman, Odenton, MD (US);
Roman Krzanowski, White Plains, NY (US);
Frank M. Shannon, Arnold, MD (US);
William A. Bjorkman, Odenton, MD (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method includes monitoring, by a first network device, traffic from a customer device, wherein the traffic is to be forwarded via a provider's network. The method also includes identifying a traffic pattern associated with the traffic, identifying a link on which the identified traffic pattern was transmitted and generating performance monitoring traffic. The method further includes forwarding, by the first network device, the performance monitoring traffic to the provider's network via the link on which the identified traffic pattern was transmitted.