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Method for monitoring a network and network including a monitoring functionality

US8953472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Andrea Di Pietro · Lausanne, CH
Felipe Huici · Heidelberg, DE
Diego Costantini · Darmstadt, DE
Saverio Niccolini · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2010
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W24/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for monitoring a network, wherein the network has a connected graph topology, in particular a tree structure, including a plurality of monitoring nodes that collect network measurement data, a plurality of mediator nodes each performing at least the task of aggregating network measurement data received from different monitoring nodes and/or other mediator nodes, and at least one root entity that receives network measurement data and/or aggregated network measurement data from the mediator nodes, is characterized in that the aggregation of network measurement data is performed by condensing network measurement data into a summarized probabilistic data structure. Furthermore, a network including a monitoring functionality is disclosed.

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