Technique for determining correlated events in a communication system
US9325568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for determining a correlation among events occurring in one or more network elements is provided. The correlation among the events results from a propagation of a root event through communication entities of the one or more network elements. In a method implementation the technique comprises the step of receiving a plurality of event messages from one or more network elements, wherein an event message pertaining to an event reported by a particular network element signals an occurrence context, the occurrence context comprising one or more context identifiers describing an internal communication state of the communication entity in which the event occurred at the time when the event occurred. In another step, a set of correlated events linked by identical context identifiers is determined. Based on the set of correlated events, the root event may be identified.
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