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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2002
Applicants:

John C. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);

Stephen C. Bews, Stittsville, CA;

Jonathan L. Bosloy, Kanata, CA;

David Watkinson, Kanata, CA;

Inventors:

John C. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);

Stephen C. Bews, Stittsville, CA;

Jonathan L. Bosloy, Kanata, CA;

David Watkinson, Kanata, CA;

Assignee:

Alcatel Canada Inc., Kanata, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2005.12); H04L 12/56 (2005.12); G06F 11/00 (2005.12); H04Q 11/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method is disclosed for detecting and diagnosing faults in a network. The network has a plurality of nodes through which switched virtual connections can be established. First, all attempts at establishing routes through the network are recorded. Then, the location of a failure is determined by analyzing the attempted routes.


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