Patent ID: 7969896
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing network connectivity outage detection, comprising: receiving a service level agreement parameter at a service provider entity having an interface configured to connect the service provider entity to a data network, and a processor coupled to the interface, the processor configured to implement a fault detection system, where the service level agreement parameter is associated with a service level agreement between a service provider and a customer; storing the received service level agreement parameter at a memory of the service provider entity, the memory storing the received service level agreement parameter coupled to the processor; calculating, by the fault detection system implemented by the processor of the service provider entity, a probe interval as a function of the received service level agreement parameter, the calculated probe interval being independent of network and network device conditions; and performing network connectivity outage detection in accordance with the calculated probe interval, which is a function of the received service level agreement parameter.