Metadata-driven statistics processing
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1. A method of generating statistic information for performance management reporting, the method comprising steps of:
- a. selecting a statistic semantic mapping for a performance report statistic based on a performance report statistic identifier from a body of statistic semantic mapping metadata, the statistic semantic mapping having a greatest semantic mapping priority associated therewith;
b. extracting a statistic value from a body of common format statistics as specified in the statistic semantic mapping selected;
c. selecting another statistic semantic mapping based on the same performance report statistic identifier having next greatest semantic mapping priority should the extraction of the statistic value from the body of common format statistics fail for the currently selected statistic semantic mapping; and
d. generating the performance report statistic whereby the use of semantic mapping priorities drives performance management reporting.
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Abstract
A method for generating statistical information for performance management reporting is provided. Raw statistical information provided by managed data network equipment is described in a body of vendor data network equipment specific metadata—the collection of which is referred to as vendor statistics metadata. The statistical information needed for performance reporting is described in a body of performance reporting metadata. The method has a sequence of steps. In an initial syntactic translation step, the vendor statistics metadata is used to transform raw statistical information provided by managed data network equipment into a common format removing vendor dependencies while maintaining vendor semantics. In a second semantic extraction step, the statistical information for performance reporting is extracted in accordance to specifications described in a body of statistics semantic mapping metadata from a body of common format statistic information in accordance with prespecified preferences. This method of generating statistical information for performance management reporting enables faster integration of new vendor equipment in managed data network segments, faster integration of new services, faster integration of upgrades, etc.
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1. A method of generating statistic information for performance management reporting, the method comprising steps of:
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a. selecting a statistic semantic mapping for a performance report statistic based on a performance report statistic identifier from a body of statistic semantic mapping metadata, the statistic semantic mapping having a greatest semantic mapping priority associated therewith;
b. extracting a statistic value from a body of common format statistics as specified in the statistic semantic mapping selected;
c. selecting another statistic semantic mapping based on the same performance report statistic identifier having next greatest semantic mapping priority should the extraction of the statistic value from the body of common format statistics fail for the currently selected statistic semantic mapping; and
d. generating the performance report statistic whereby the use of semantic mapping priorities drives performance management reporting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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