Correlating protocol events in distributed applications
US6618766B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms for correlating protocol events in a distributed application to the high level transactions that caused the protocol events. The mechanisms for correlating include a set of protocol sensors which are associated with the components of the distributed application. Each protocol sensor detects the protocol events generated by its corresponding component of the distributed application. The detection of protocol events by the protocol sensors is non-invasive in that it does not require recoding or recompilation of software components or redesign or modification of hardware components. The mechanisms for correlating also include a set of event correlators associated with the protocol sensors. Each event correlator uses the results of a prior training phase for the distributed application to determine which of a set of high level transactions in the distributed application caused the corresponding protocol events.
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