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The disclosure relates to a method of monitoring a communications network comprising a plurality of node equipment 2, e.g. switches, and link equipment, e.g. fibre optic links, in which performance parameters of individual components of the node equipment are used to determine an overall performance

The disclosure relates to a method of monitoring a communications network comprising a plurality of node equipment 2, e.g. switches, and link equipment, e.g. fibre optic links, in which performance parameters of individual components of the node equipment are used to determine an overall performance parameter for the node equipment. By comparing like performance parameters for individual network elements, the performance of different types of network element can be compared with each other. Parameters which can be monitored include quality of service, cell discard, cell loss, and other measures of network performance. Connection tracing through the plurality of node equipment and link equipment is also achieved.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method of monitoring operational parameters of a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected node elements by contemporaneously performing a plurality of monitoring sessions, said method comprising the steps of:for each monitoring session:selecting a level of

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of monitoring operational parameters of a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected node elements by contemporaneously performing a plurality of monitoring sessions, said method comprising the steps of:for each monitoring session:selecting a level of operational parameters to monitor;creating a list of operational parameters supported by said selected level of operational parameters;selecting at least one of said supported operational parameters from said list;collecting data signals relating to said selected operational parameters; andcreating a respective display of said data signals relating to said selected operational parameters,wherein said level of operational parameters to monitor are selected from the set:network level monitoring for monitoring at least one individual node and/or link element of said communications network;service level monitoring for monitoring a service through individual node elements of said communications network.