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US007103149B1
(12) United States Patent
Depaolantonio
(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:
US 7,103,149 Bl Sep. 5, 2006
(54) OPTICAL TRANSPORT CONCENTRATOR AUDIT SYSTEM AND METHOD
(75) Inventor: Joe Depaolantonio, Apex, NC (US)
(73) Assignee: Cisco Technologu, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 83 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/828,022
(22) Filed: Apr. 6, 2001
(51) Int. CI.
H04M3/22 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 379/9.02; 379/9.06
(58) Field of Classification Search 379/1.01,
379/1.03, 1.04, 9.02, 9.03, 9.06, 11, 15.01, 379/15.03, 196; 359/109, 110; 703/23; 709/201, 223, 224, 220, 227, 229, 250; 370/400, 370/351, 466, 244, 352, 389; 707/9-10, 707/201; 345/764,853 See application file for complete search history.
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Barry Taylor
(57) ABSTRACT
The present invention is a system and method that facilitates audits of network device (e.g., an optical network concentrator) characteristics and operations and presents results in a convenient and user friendly format. The present invention automated network communication device audit tool system and method gathers network communication device information automatically, parses the gathered information automatically, determines if additional information is required, analyzes the characteristic and operations of said network communications device; and reports network communication device information in convenient format including identification of problems and potential problems.
33 Claims, 31 Drawing Sheets
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Analyze the characteristics and operation of
the network communication device.
Report network communication device audit information in a convenient format including identification of problems and potential problems.
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