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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property Ii, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Marian Croak, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0654 (2013.01); H04L 41/0672 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for alarming on all signaling protocol messages that fail in substantial numbers on any particular routes within an IP network are disclosed. For example, upon receiving these alarms, the network will attempt to identify, and to correct the error producing conditions to prevent further call signaling message failures.