Network resource configurations
US9350567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/6418
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Temporally classifying and visually representing network and IT infrastructure with planned or occurred configuration activities and/or policy compliance or non-compliance of network and IT resources, including a method, apparatus and computer program for gathering and classifying observable configuration aspects of resources and relationships in a network of resources, wherein the method comprises: analyzing the network of resources to collect planned configuration times and actual resource status; monitoring actual resource status to make determinations if planned configurations are executed; and updating a network configuration status with the determinations. Planned and actual configurations are collected and monitored over a defined time range extending before and/or after a time zero. Each planned or actual configuration is categorized with respect to one or more time windows in the defined time range.
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