Apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system, said distributed system comprising a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- a plurality of diagnostic components, wherein each unit of said system comprises at least one of said diagnostic components, and wherein each diagnostic component further comprises a. at least one sensor for sensing at least one unit performance characteristic and representing said at least one characteristic as raw data;
b. a data reduction module adapted to receive and process said raw data produced by said at least one sensor to generate reduced data;
c. a transceiver adapted to receive said reduced data from said data reduction module and to transmit and receive said reduced data to and from said plurality of units using said network; and
d. a data analysis module adapted to accept and analyze said reduced data from said transceiver to produce performance data related to said distributed system.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system is provided. The distributed system comprises a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network. The apparatus comprises a plurality of diagnostic components wherein each unit of the system comprises at least one of the diagnostic components. Each diagnostic component comprises a sensor, a data reduction module, a transceiver and a data analysis module. The sensors sense unit performance characteristics and represent the characteristics as raw data. The data reduction module receives and processes the raw data produced by the sensors to generate reduced data. The transceiver receives the reduced data from the data reduction module and transmits and receives the reduced data to and from the units using the network. The data analysis module accepts and analyzes the reduced data from the transceiver to produce performance data related to the distributed system.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system, said distributed system comprising a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network, wherein said apparatus comprises:
a plurality of diagnostic components, wherein each unit of said system comprises at least one of said diagnostic components, and wherein each diagnostic component further comprises a. at least one sensor for sensing at least one unit performance characteristic and representing said at least one characteristic as raw data;
b. a data reduction module adapted to receive and process said raw data produced by said at least one sensor to generate reduced data;
c. a transceiver adapted to receive said reduced data from said data reduction module and to transmit and receive said reduced data to and from said plurality of units using said network; and
d. a data analysis module adapted to accept and analyze said reduced data from said transceiver to produce performance data related to said distributed system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system, said distributed system comprising a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network, wherein said apparatus comprises:
a plurality of diagnostic components, wherein each unit of said system comprises at least one of said diagnostic components, and wherein each diagnostic component further comprises a. at least one sensor for sensing at least one unit performance characteristic and representing said at least one characteristic as raw data;
b. a data reduction module adapted to receive and process said raw data produced by said at least one sensor to generate reduced data, wherein said raw data is processed by at least one statistical technique selected from the group consisting of comparison of said raw data to a predetermined specification value, statistical correlation, trend analysis, regression, calibrations, and multivariate statistical techniques;
c. a transceiver adapted to receive said reduced data from said data reduction module and to transmit and receive said reduced data to and from said plurality of units using said network;
d. a data analysis module adapted to accept and analyze said reduced data from said transceiver to produce performance data related to said distributed system, wherein said reduced data is analyzed using at least one statistical technique selected from the group consisting of correlation techniques, multivariate statistical process analysis and pattern recognition techniques; and
e. at least one user interface module adapted to receive said system performance data from said data analysis module for communicating said system performance data of said distributed system to a user;
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21. A method for monitoring the performance of a distributed system comprising a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network, said method comprising:
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sensing at least one unit performance characteristic and representing said at least one characteristic as raw data;
processing said raw data to generate reduced data;
transmitting said reduced data to and from said plurality of units using said network; and
analyzing said reduced data to produce performance data related to said distributed system;
wherein each unit comprises at least one diagnostic component configured to perform the steps comprising said method. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system, said distributed system comprising a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network, wherein said apparatus comprises:
a plurality of diagnostic components, wherein each unit of said system comprises at least one of said diagnostic components, and wherein each diagnostic component further comprises a. at least one sensor for sensing at least one unit performance characteristic and representing said at least one characteristic as raw data, wherein said at least one performance characteristic is selected to measure the security of said units. b. a data reduction module adapted to receive and process said raw data produced by said at least one sensor to generate reduced data;
c. a transceiver adapted to receive said reduced data from said data reduction module and to transmit and receive said reduced data to and from said plurality of units using said network; and
d. a data analysis module adapted to accept and analyze said reduced data from said transceiver to produce performance data related to said distributed system, wherein the data analysis module utilizes said performance data in a pattern recognition technique to discern a potential security threat related to said units. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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