Problem isolation through translating and filtering events into a standard object format in a network based supply chain
US6671818B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for life cycle network asset management in a network based supply chain. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the supply chain network is monitored, and events from network assets are received, filtered, and correlated, whereby problems with network assets are further isolated. The filtered and isolated events problems are then translated into a standard object format for facilitating the determination of the life cycle of problem network assets, wherein the events are translated by a comprehensive library of all possible message types provided by the custom software interfaces. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the network assets include both packet-switched and circuit-switched network assets, and the events are received by custom software interfaces which communicate directly with the network assets.
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