Use of dying gasp to locate faults in communications networks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9866316
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14980579

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Novel tools and techniques that can be used to detect network impairment, including but not limited to impairment of optical fiber networks. In an aspect, such tools and techniques can be deployed at relatively low cost, allowing pervasive deployment throughout a network. In another aspect, such tools and techniques can take advantage of a “dying gasp,” in which a network element detects a sudden drop in received optical (or electrical) power, resolution, etc. at short time scales and sends a notification across the network before the connection is completely compromised. In yet another aspect, some tools can include a supervisory function to analyze aspects of the dying gasp with the goal to determine network segments associated with an impairment and an estimate of the location of an impairment within the network.

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CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC931 14TH ST DENVER CO 80202

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Fargano, Mike Louisville, US 4 23
Sprenger, Michael D Boulder, US 42 944

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