Abstract: A communication network includes network equipments coupled to a management system. A diagnostic device for the network determines the causes of problems occurring in the network by means of one or more diagnostic models and adapts the diagnostic models as a function of data provided by the management system that is representative of the composition of the network.

Abstract: A system (DGM) is dedicated to end-to-end parameter measurement management for a network management system (NMS) of a packet-oriented communications network including a multiplicity of peripheral equipments (EP). The parameter measurement management system (DGM) comprises management means (MG) adapted to send selected peripheral equipments (EP) selected filter definitions associated with selected filter identifiers, correlation means (MCN) adapted to correlate each notification including a selected filter identifier received from an ingress peripheral equipment (EP-1) with a selected set of notifications received from egress peripheral equipments (EP-2, EP-3) and including a filter identifier having one or more relationship links with the selected filter identifier, and calculation means (MCM) adapted to derive parameter measurements from values contained in the correlated notifications.

Abstract: A system (1) dedicated to processing configuration data of a communication network includes first calculation means (3) adapted to determine a network usage predictive state from first data representative of the usage of resources and/or services within said network and second calculation means (4) adapted to determine a network evolution planning proposal from the usage predictive state and second data representative of plant (Ri) of the network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of monitoring a communication network (100) between an ingress node (102) and an egress node (104), comprising: a first step of assigning first time stamps to data packet samples of a data stream, by the ingress node, a second step of assigning of second time, by the egress node, a third step of determining an evaluation of network performances, these first, second and third steps being performed according to an operating procedure. The method of the invention is characterized in that the ingress node performs further steps of determining a quality measurement of the data stream and, by comparing it to a quality control profile, determining the operating procedure.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system (9) for managing quality of service measurement on a network comprising means (3) for storing a set of logical quality of service rules defined by operators, mans (2) for instantiating the logical rules, said instantiation being carried out based on the service independently of the network technology, means (2) for determining measurement points independently of the network technology, means (4,5) for implementing the measurement points on the elements (8) of the network and means for collecting data obtained from the measurement points. Said system (9) is particularly adapted to control quality of service and to charging policies and can be integrated in a global service management system on a network.

Abstract: A data flow detection device (DD), for an edge equipment element (RP) of a communication network equipped with a network management system, includes detection means (MA) tasked to compare parameters, which are contained in the headers of data packets arriving at the ingress interfaces (IE) of the edge equipment element (RP) associated respectively with interface identifiers, with at least one configuration parameter received from the network management system. In the event where a header parameter of a data packet received at one of the ingress interfaces (IE) is found to be identical with the configuration parameter, the detection means (MA) generate an alarm message, intended for the network management system, where this message includes the identifier of the ingress interface (IE) which has received the data flow and the identifier of the configuration parameter.

Abstract: A processing a device (D), for a network equipment element (RP) of a communication network equipped with an accounting and billing management module, includes processing means (MT) which are tasked, firstly, to determine, from values representing selected local parameters of their equipment element (RP) and/or of selected traffic streams received by this equipment element (RP), associated with the identifier of a customer in the network, usage data concerning the resources of the network corresponding to said customer identifier, and secondly, to transmit these usage data, and the identifier associated with them, to the accounting and billing management module for a possible billing of the customer designated by this identifier.

Abstract: A communication network (N) includes switching equipment (RPi, RC) coupled together so as to allow the establishment of traffic between communication terminals (Tj). At least some of this switching equipment (RPi) includes i) application means (MA) responsible for injecting, into the network (N), additional traffic corresponding to received first values representing at least one chosen traffic characteristic, and ii) measurement means (MM) charged to carry out first passive measurements on at least one chosen traffic element, so as to deliver the first values, and then second active measurements on the additional traffic, so as to deliver second values which are representative of each chosen traffic characteristic. It also includes management means (MG) responsible for transmitting the first values to the application means (MA) and for determining from the second values whether the additional traffic verifies at least one chosen condition.

Abstract: A device (D) is dedicated to managing the measurement of parameters in end-to-end data streams in a communication network (N) composed of at least two domains (Ai) coupled together and each equipped with a measuring appliance (Mi) delivering local measurements representing the parameter values of local end-to-end type data streams, where the measuring appliances (Mi) are implementing different measuring processes. The device (D) includes, firstly, monitoring means (MM) which are responsible for ordering the institution of a specific measurement configuration in each measuring appliance in accordance with at least its measuring process and with overall measurement specifications, and secondly, calculation means (CM) which are responsible for delivering first data representing the parameter values of end-to-end type data streams from local measurements delivered by the configured measuring appliances (Mi).

Abstract: An installed device (D) is intented to local assurance management for a network element (NE) in a communication network (N) equipped with a network management system (NMS), where said equipment element (NE) presents a chosen configuration and contains means (MM) for the measurement of parameter values in the network as well as a management information base (MIB) which stores management data representing the measured values. The device or arrangement (D) includes management means (MAE) used to adapt the configuration of the equipment element (NE) in accordance with at least the management data stored in the management information base (MIB) and with chosen rules known as assurance rules.

Abstract: A device (2) dedicated to the processing of management data for a communications network (N), representing the use of the resources and/or services within the network, comprises processing means (5) arranged so as to determine, from the management data, primary data representing a state of use of the network by at least one user who has made an SLA with the operator of the network, and then to compare this state of use with ancillary data representing the SLA, so as to determine an action to be undertaken in the event of detection of at least one difference between the primary data and the ancillary data.

Abstract: The invention relates to measuring information within a telecommunication network. The information is measured by means of probes and then centralized at a measurement system. The measurement system then determines a measurement value as a function of the measurement information.

Abstract: A network management system, comprising a data acquisition module (DAM) coming from the carrier network managed, characterised in that it comprises a trend calculation module (TCM) able to determine the trend of a set of data acquired, and a satisfaction calculation module (SCM) able to determine the satisfaction of conditions associated with the trends.

Abstract: A device for controlling primary data in a communications network equipped with measuring means (2) delivering primary information representing primary data comprises a memory (4) in which there are stored secondary data defining models representing primary information, as well as control means (3) arranged to compare the primary information delivered with at least one of the models, so as to deliver a message representing a level of correlation between this primary information and the model chosen.

Abstract: A device for monitoring service data for controlling traffic engineering modules (11, 12) and delivered by management modules (7) of a communications network. The device comprises i) a memory (9) for storing rules each defined by at least one condition representative of an event in the network associated with one of the traffic engineering modules (11, 12) and at least one action representative of at least one command to be executed by the associated module and ii) monitoring means (3) adapted, on receiving service data designating an event, to extract from the memory (9) at least one of the rules corresponding to the event and to deliver each command representative of the action associated with the condition representative of the event to the traffic engineering module (11, 12) associated with that event in the extracted rule.

Abstract: A service data control device inside a communications network includes control means (3) placed in such a way so as to classify according to at least one selected criterion alarm messages generated by detection means (2) when at least one specification of a service level, known as <<SLS>>, violation is detected on the basis of service data originating from the network and for delivering these classified alarm messages to a graphic interface (8) so that they are displayed according to their classification.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method of determining communications network service trends. The invention therefore selects two or more parameters of a network representative of a network service and variable in time, measures at two or more times values of the network parameters, determines at two or more times the value of a service indicator as a function of said measured parameter values, and determines a trend of the indicator as a function of said determined indicator values. The method is used in particular to determine a time remaining before a service violation or the crossing of a threshold.

Abstract: A network management system comprising a data acquisition module itself comprising a measurement module for collecting data coming from probes placed on items of network equipment in a network, and for forwarding the data to a supervisor module, the data being collected as a function of measurement parameters associated with said probes, wherein said data acquisition module further comprises a measurement adaptation module having means for adding or removing said probes and for modifying the associated measurement parameters as a function of the collected data.

Abstract: The invention enables alarms (MA) coming from a network (4), such as a communications network, to be analyzed by a step of transforming the detected alarms (MA) into a signal (V(t)) which expresses variation in time of a numerical value representative of all of the detected alarms. This transformation can be implemented using a learning system, in particular a neural network (6). The signal can then be analyzed using various techniques, in particular time/frequency analysis techniques, in order to make a diagnosis.