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Agent based router monitoring, diagnostic and maintenance

  • US 20050240835A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2004
  • Published: 10/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An agent based system for monitoring, diagnostic and maintenance resident on a network device, comprising:

  • an input/output interface for receiving input monitoring and diagnostic data relevant to operation of a first neighboring agent and transmitting output monitoring and diagnostic data relevant to operation of said network device to a second neighboring agent;

    an agent process for analyzing said input data and generating processed data characterizing operation of said network device;

    a local database for storing expected performance data on operation of said network device for enabling said correlation unit to detect basic an error in operation of said network device; and

    a correlation unit for correlating said processed data with expected data and assembling said output data.

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