NETWORK REAL TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A network real-time monitoring and control system comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instruction sets that define;
a real-time network monitor operative to;
monitor a network traffic flow of a network node;
monitor a network traffic indicator associated with the network node for the monitored traffic flow; and
store a monitored network traffic indicator measurement in a monitored network traffic database, wherein the monitored traffic indicator measurement provides a measurement of the network traffic indicator for the network node;
an event manager operative to;
receive the monitored network traffic indicator measurement from the monitored traffic indicator measurement database;
receive a monitored network traffic indicator threshold associated with the monitored network traffic indicator from a monitored network traffic indicator threshold database;
compare the monitored network traffic indicator measurement with the retrieved monitored network traffic indicator threshold; and
generate a network event identifier based on the comparison of the traffic indicator measurement with the retrieved monitored network traffic indicator threshold;
a real-time status analyzer operative to;
receive the network event identifier from the event manager;
correlate the network event identifier with a network node status identifier; and
generate a request for a network traffic shaping control based on the correlation of the network event identifier with the network node status identifier; and
a control manager operative to;
receive the request for the network traffic shaping control from the real-time status analyzer;
receive a calculated network traffic shaping control intensity for the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control intensity specifies a network traffic intensity for the monitored network traffic flow of the network node; and
output the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control includes the calculated network traffic shaping control intensity; and
a processor that executes the executable instruction sets.
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Abstract
A network real-time monitoring and control system includes several layers of components for generating a network traffic shaping control that is used to shaping network traffic flows for one or more network nodes. The layers of the network real-time monitoring and control system include a monitoring layer, an event control layer, a traffic shaping control layer, a reporting layer, and an administrative layer. The monitoring obtains network traffic indicator measurements and network node operational indicator measurements. The event control layer uses the indicator measurements to generate a network event identifier, and generates a request for a network traffic shaping control based on a correlation of the network event identifier with a network node status identifier. The request for the network traffic shaping control is communicated to the traffic shaping control layer to generate a network traffic shaping control.
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24 Claims
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1. A network real-time monitoring and control system comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instruction sets that define; a real-time network monitor operative to; monitor a network traffic flow of a network node; monitor a network traffic indicator associated with the network node for the monitored traffic flow; and store a monitored network traffic indicator measurement in a monitored network traffic database, wherein the monitored traffic indicator measurement provides a measurement of the network traffic indicator for the network node; an event manager operative to; receive the monitored network traffic indicator measurement from the monitored traffic indicator measurement database; receive a monitored network traffic indicator threshold associated with the monitored network traffic indicator from a monitored network traffic indicator threshold database; compare the monitored network traffic indicator measurement with the retrieved monitored network traffic indicator threshold; and generate a network event identifier based on the comparison of the traffic indicator measurement with the retrieved monitored network traffic indicator threshold; a real-time status analyzer operative to; receive the network event identifier from the event manager; correlate the network event identifier with a network node status identifier; and generate a request for a network traffic shaping control based on the correlation of the network event identifier with the network node status identifier; and a control manager operative to; receive the request for the network traffic shaping control from the real-time status analyzer; receive a calculated network traffic shaping control intensity for the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control intensity specifies a network traffic intensity for the monitored network traffic flow of the network node; and output the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control includes the calculated network traffic shaping control intensity; and a processor that executes the executable instruction sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of monitoring and controlling real-time network traffic comprising:
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monitoring a network traffic indicator associated with a network node for a network traffic flow; storing a monitored network traffic indicator measurement that provides a measurement of the network traffic indicator for the network node; comparing the monitored network traffic indicator measurement with a monitored network traffic indicator threshold; generating a network event identifier based on the comparison of the traffic indicator measurement with the monitored network traffic indicator threshold; correlating the network event identifier with a network node status identifier; generating a request for a network traffic shaping control based on the correlation of the network event identifier with the network node status identifier; and calculating a network traffic shaping control intensity for the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control intensity specifies a network traffic intensity for the monitored network traffic flow of the network node; and outputting the network traffic shaping control, wherein the network traffic shaping control includes the calculated network traffic shaping control intensity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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