Abstract: A system for selective user plane (UP) monitoring includes a service gateway (SGW) having a plurality of units. The system further includes a network packet broker (NPB) configured to receive packets including UP data from tunnels created to enable transmission of the UP packets from UE to the plurality of SGW units. The NPB is also configured to receive packets including control plane (CP) data from channels enabling transmission of the CP packets from a base transceiver station to the SGW. The system also includes a plurality of probes operatively coupled to the NPB. The probes are configured to generate first metrics associated with the received CP packets and to selectively generate second metrics associated with the received UP packets based on one or more identifiers. The NPB is configured to forward UP packets being processed by a particular SGW unit to a particular probe of the plurality of probes.

Abstract: A method for parallel processing of ingress packets destined to a plurality of inline tools is provided. An ingress packet is processed to extract a plurality of packet header fields and to generate a packet identifier. A hash index is generated by hashing information associated with the plurality of packet header fields. A copy of the ingress packet and the packet identifier are stored in a hash table entry using the generated hash index. The ingress packet is simultaneously forwarded to each of the plurality of inline tool devices.

Abstract: A method for assessing perceived quality of adaptive media streaming includes receiving, by a device including a processor, a stream of adaptive media content. This stream includes both audio signals and video signals. A number of quality change events in the received stream for a predetermined period of time is determined. Also, a difference value between a highest quality level value detected in the received stream for the predetermined period of time and a lowest quality level value detected in the received stream for the predetermined period of time is determined. A quality impact score value is generated for the received stream based on the determined number of quality change events and based on the determined quality level difference value.

Abstract: A method for automatic adaptive network planning includes receiving a first list which includes a plurality of potential sites. A set of the network coverage goals and one or more models substantially related to the network coverage are received. A wireless network coverage map is generated for each site based on the received model(s). The coverage map includes a plurality of locations within a corresponding coverage area. For each location and for each site the likelihood of the network coverage goals being realized is calculated using the generated wireless network coverage map. A second list of proposed active sites is automatically generated. The second list includes a subset of the sites included in the first list based on the calculations performed for each location. The second list of the proposed active sites substantially meets the set of network coverage goals.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a radio access network includes receiving at least one area of the radio access network to be analyzed from a user and receiving a desired outcome from a user. A plurality of network monitoring parameters related to a user requested analysis is identified. The identified plurality of network monitoring parameters is correlated. A root cause analysis is performed using an automated classification model based on the correlated plurality of network monitoring parameters. A recommendation related to the desired outcome is generated based on the performed root cause analysis.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for repurposing one or more software configurable layer 2 switches in an IP (Internet Protocal) computer network to function as a layer 1 switch. Ternary Content-Addressable Memory (TCAM) is reconfigured in each of the one or more layer 2 switches and one or more pipeline engines are routed to emulate layer 1 switching functionality in each of the one or more layer 2 switches.

Abstract: A system for performing computer network service chain analytics includes network-connected devices containing a plurality of virtual network functions having elements and a data model for storing a plurality of metrics related to the plurality of virtual network functions and a service chain intelligence engine in communication with the one or more network-connected devices and the data model. The memory device contains a set of instructions that causes a processor to analyze the plurality of virtual network functions to automatically identify one or more service chains, to automatically determine, using the data model, performance behavior characteristics of each element for each of the identified service chains and to automatically generate an alarm, in response to determining that the performance behavior characteristics of one or more elements of at least one of the identified one or more service chains does not meet a predefined set of the performance behavior characteristics.

Abstract: Internet protocol packets are statelessly identified as associated with a particular session-instance by identifying a key, or session-instance identifier, within the data (or payload) portion of a user plane packet. This identifier is specific to the session-instance and remains constant throughout the session-instance. Using this stateless identification, transmitted user plane packets are automatically routed at the transmission speed of the transmission link using a method that automatically balances the analysis processing load between network probes. The load is balanced by routing the user plane packet to a network probe that is either already analyzing the session-instance or by routing the user plane packet to a system that has processing capacity to analyze a new session-instance. The network probe then analyzes the user plane packet and the session-instance to measure the quality of the user experience of the session-instance and performance of the network.

Abstract: An Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) data set related to a monitored service is received from a plurality of interfaces. A service relationship model associated with a monitored service is determined. The service relationship model includes one or more service members. Performance of each of the service members is analyzed using the received ASI data set. Performance metrics are identified for each of the service members. The identified performance metrics are indicative of corresponding service member's performance. A graphical user interface displaying a graphical representation of the identified performance metrics is generated based on the analysis. The graphical representation provides an aggregated view indicative of performance of the service members.

Abstract: A system for evaluating quality of video delivered over a telecommunications network is provided. The system includes one or more monitoring probes coupled to one or more network interfaces providing direct communication between two or more networked devices. The monitoring probes are adapted to capture video data from the network interfaces. The system further includes a processor adapted to analyze the data captured by the monitoring probes. The processor is operatively configured to determine a number of lost data packets within the captured video data. The processor is further operatively configured to determine probability of unrecoverable losses within the captured video based on the determined number of lost data packets. The processor is also operatively configured to calculate a video quality index value based on the determined probability of unrecoverable loses.

Abstract: A method for deriving geolocation of a mobile device within a coverage area of a cellular communication network includes receiving pathloss data and measurement data associated with a plurality of individual sectors within a plurality of individual cells of the cellular communication network. Each of the plurality of individual sectors includes a plurality of geographic bins. Reception power measurements are determined for each of the plurality of geographic bins. A plurality of maps is generated for each of the plurality of individual sectors based on at least one characteristic included in the received pathloss data or measurement data or based on the determined one or more reception power measurements. Geolocation of the mobile device is determined based on the generated plurality of maps.

Abstract: An Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) data set related to a monitored service is received from a plurality of interfaces. Performance of a monitored service is analyzed within and outside of a context of the performed service using the acquired ASI data set. At least one of one or more relationship dependencies associated with a monitored service is determined. Performance of each of the at least one dependencies is analyzed using the acquired ASI data set. A report including one or more ASI data set values indicative of service performance degradation is generated based on the analysis.

Abstract: A method for calibrating geolocation analytic system in a wireless network includes receiving a first data set including measurement data associated with a mobile device connected to the wireless network from a first data source. A second data set comprising external geo-location data associated with the mobile device is received from a second data source. The first data set is compared to the second data set to estimate geo-location of the mobile device and to identify one or more errors using calibration function. The identified one or more errors are corrected based on the comparison.

Abstract: A cloud computing system for determining Over-The-Top (OTT) applications includes a cloud computing environment partitioned into a plurality of partitions. The cloud partitions include at least a first wireless network operator's cloud, a second wireless network operator's cloud and a shared partition configured to receive and store information uniquely identifying OTT applications supported by at least one of the first and second wireless network operators. The system further includes a plurality of active agents. Each active agent receives a list of OTT service platforms supported by a corresponding wireless network operator. The received list includes a plurality of URLs associated with various applications that are delivered by the OTT service platforms. The active agent(s) connect to the plurality of URLs to determine information uniquely identifying each of the OTT applications and to store the information in the shared partition of the cloud computing environment.

Abstract: A method for facilitating diagnosis of problems experienced in a wireless network includes receiving a plurality of time-ordered events occurring in the wireless network. Each of the plurality of events is associated with at least one subscriber and has one or more attributes. The received time-ordered events are grouped into a plurality of categories based on time and based on the event attributes. A plurality of records associated with the plurality of categories is generated. Each record uniquely characterizes a corresponding category and has a uniform event density. An interactive graphical representation of the plurality of records is rendered to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI).

Abstract: A method for performing root cause analysis of failures in a computer network is provided. The method includes receiving an Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) data set related to one or more failures reported in the computer network from a plurality of interfaces. One or more impact events associated with the reported failures are identified based on the received ASI data set. Each of the identified impact events is correlated with one or more cause events. A situation record is selectively generated based on the correlation results.

Abstract: A network monitoring system that summarizes a plurality of data packets of a session into a compact session record for storage and processing. Each session record may be produced in real-time and made available during the session and/or after the termination of the session. Depending on protocols, a network monitoring system extracts different sets of information, removes redundant information from the plurality of data packets, and adds performance information to produce the session record. The network monitoring system may retrieve and process a single session record or multiple session records for the same or different protocols to determine cause of events, resolve issues in a network or evaluate network performance or conditions. The session record enables analysis in the units of session instead of individual packets. Hence, the network monitoring system can analyze events, issues or performance of the network more efficiently and effectively.

Abstract: A method for maintaining packet's source network identification information while aggregating packets from a plurality of networks is provided. An ingress packet is processed to extract a plurality of packet header fields and port identifier. A first hash index is generated by hashing information associated with the plurality of packet header fields. The extracted port identifier is stored in a hash table using the generated first hash index. The ingress packet is forwarded to one or more inline tool devices. An egress packet received from the one or more inline tools is processed to extract the plurality of packet header fields. A second hash index is generated by hashing information associated with the plurality of packet header fields. The port identifier is retrieved from the hash table based on the generated second hash index. The egress packet is transmitted to a switching device based on the retrieved port identifier.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method to manage alerts, wherein the method includes receiving anomaly triggers associated with detected anomalies, associating an anomaly trigger of the received anomaly triggers with an alert, tracking the alert using a state machine, determining whether to change a state of the state machine if a subsequent anomaly trigger associated with the alert is received or if a predetermined amount of time passes without receiving trigger information, and generating an alarm based on the state of the state machine.

Abstract: A system and method to identify a call end associated with a problem that caused failure of an internet protocol-based call. The method includes accessing a first call detail record (CDR) set including at least one CDR associated with a first call end of the failed call, determining from the first CDR set indicators of failure attribution of the failed call, determining whether fault for failure of the failed call is attributed to the first call end based on the indicators of failure attribution; outputting an indication that the fault is attributed to the first call end if it was determined that the fault is attributed to the first call end, and outputting the indication to indicate the first call end is acquitted of the fault if it was determined the fault is not attributed to the first call end.