LEARNING MACHINE BASED COMPUTATION OF NETWORK JOIN TIMES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- computing, by a device in a computer network, a join time of the device to join the computer network;
during joining the computer network, sending a configuration request to a server;
receiving instructions from the server whether to provide the join time; and
providing the join time to a collector in response to instructions to provide the join time.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, techniques are shown and described relating to learning machine based computation of network join times. In particular, in one embodiment, a device computes a join time of the device to join a computer network. During joining, the device sends a configuration request to a server, and receives instructions whether to provide the join time. The device may then provide the join time to a collector in response to instructions to provide the join time. In another embodiment, a collector receives a plurality of join times from a respective plurality of nodes having one or more associated node properties. The collector may then estimate a mapping between the join times and the node properties and determines a confidence interval of the mapping. Accordingly, the collector may then determine a rate at which nodes having particular node properties report their join times based on the confidence interval.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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computing, by a device in a computer network, a join time of the device to join the computer network; during joining the computer network, sending a configuration request to a server; receiving instructions from the server whether to provide the join time; and providing the join time to a collector in response to instructions to provide the join time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a collector in a computer network, a plurality of join times from a respective plurality of nodes having one or more associated node properties; estimating a mapping between the join times and the node properties; determining a confidence interval of the mapping; and determining a rate at which nodes having particular node properties report their join times based on the confidence interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network; a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; compute, as a device in a computer network, a join time of the device to join the computer network; during joining the computer network, send a configuration request to a server; receive instructions from the server whether to provide the join time; and provide the join time to a collector in response to instructions to provide the join time. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network; a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; receive, as a collector in a computer network, a plurality of join times from a respective plurality of nodes having one or more associated node properties; estimate a mapping between the join times and the node properties; determine a confidence interval of the mapping; and determine a rate at which nodes having particular node properties report their join times based on the confidence interval. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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