Identifying compatible system configurations
US9716625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/829
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for identifying compatible system configurations are provided herein. A method includes generating a second graph from a first graph of multiple devices in a network and a set of one or more network compatibility rules, wherein said generating comprises dividing each device in the first graph into multiple nodes in the second graph, and wherein each node in the second graph represents a valid configuration of a device in the first graph; identifying a sub-graph of two or more linked nodes in the second graph that is isomorphic to at least a portion of the first graph, wherein the two or more linked nodes in the second graph represent two or more configurations that are compatible based on the set of one or more network compatibility rules; and determining each of one or more changes needed to convert a current configuration in the network to a target configuration specified by the sub-graph.
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