System and method for collection, aggregation, and composition of metrics
US7509414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/546
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for collecting, aggregating, and composing metrics and a computer system comprises a producer application adapted to periodically generate metrics comprising state information of the producer application; a metric engine adapted to aggregate the metrics; and a consumer application adapted to receive the aggregated metrics, wherein the metric engine is further adapted to produce new metrics in accordance with desired requirements of the consumer application. The computer system further comprises a metric service policy adapted to provide definitions of the metrics generated from the producer application and desired requirements of the consumer application, wherein the metric service policy is adapted to establish an executable set of actions for producing the new metrics from the generated metrics, wherein the metric service policy is adapted to be executable by the metric engine, and wherein multiple metric service policies are simultaneously executable by the metric engine.
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