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System and method for automatic network management support using artificial intelligence

US6047279A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 1997
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/052
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The inventive system and method incorporates artificial intelligence concepts to create a system that automatically integrates new network elements. The system detects the connection of the new element with the system. The system identifies the new element, either directly or inferentially, by examining the protocol, the inputs, and the outputs of the new element, as compared with stored information. The inventive system then either selects the appropriate rule set from previously written rules, modifies an existing rule set from similar elements, or creates an appropriate rule set to integrate each new element into the network. The rule set produced by the system is then used to manage the new element.

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