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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
David Jocha, Budapest, HU;
Andras Kern, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 43/026 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is performed by a network element implementing a controller of a split architecture network. The method requests that a subset of switches in the network report metrics for a data flow to provide a management module with information for executing a management function. A second method is performed by a network element implementing a switch. The switch reports metrics for a data flow to the controller, wherein the switch forwards a management packet with the data flow and collects the metrics for the data flow.