Patent ID: 8274901
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing information for correcting network problems, comprising: receiving information concerning each of at least one use of the network, the information comprising a start time of the use, an end time of the use, and at least one number of packets dropped by the network and related to the use; receiving a plurality of messages for identifying at least one route between each of a plurality of nodes on the network; storing each of the plurality of messages, each message stored associated with at least one time corresponding to said message; identifying at least one path that was at least likely to have been taken for each of the at least one use by locating from among the stored plurality of messages at least one of the plurality of the stored messages received that is associated with a time corresponding to at least one of the start time and end time of each said use, responsive to the times with which the plurality of messages are associated and at least one of the start time of the at least one use and the end time of the at least one use; for each of the at least one use of the network, adding, to contents of a counter for each of a plurality of entities on the at least one path identified for said use, a number responsive to at least one of the number of packets dropped that was received for the use; and providing the contents of at least some of the counters.