Intelligent Device Data Router

• US 20160204988A1
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Haynes, Justin H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,917,738 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0894 Policy-based network configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Examples of the disclosure enable messages, such as syslog messages, rsyslog messages, and/or syslog-ng messages, to be efficiently and effectively routed. In some examples, it is determined whether a transmitting device associated with a message is associated with one or more device classes. Upon determining that the transmitting device is not associated with one or more device classes, the transmitting device is associated with a device class, and a rule set for determining whether the transmitting device is associated with one or more device classes is updated. A recipient for the message is identified, such that the message is configured to be accurately routed to the recipient. Examples of the disclosure manage messages to increase system functionality, increase speed, conserve memory, reduce processor load, increase communication reliability, and/or reduce communication error rate.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a memory area storing computer-executable instructions for routing one or more messages; and

a processor programmed to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

based on a rule set, determine whether a transmitting device associated with a message is associated with any of a plurality of device classes;

on determining that the transmitting device is not associated with any of the plurality of device classes, associate the transmitting device with a device class of the plurality of device classes, and update the rule set for determining whether the transmitting device is associated with any of the plurality of device classes; and

based on the associated device class, identify a recipient for the message.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

generate a question associated with the message;

determine a response to the question; and

based on the response, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further programmed to update the rule set based on the response.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

batch a plurality of questions, one or more questions of the plurality of questions associated with the message;

determine a plurality of responses to the batched plurality of questions, one or more responses of the plurality of responses associated with the message; and

based on the one or more responses, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further programmed to update the rule set based on the plurality of responses.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

parse at least a portion of the message to identify one or more components;

compare each component of the one or more components with the rule set for determining whether the transmitting device is associated with one or more device classes; and

based on the comparison, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further programmed to update the rule set based on the comparison.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to route the message to the recipient.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, a message associated with a transmitting device;

based on the received message, determining, at the computing device, whether the transmitting device is associated with any of a plurality of device classes;

on determining that the transmitting device is not associated with any of the plurality of device classes, associating the transmitting device with a device class of the plurality of device classes, and updating, at the computing device, a rule set for determining whether the transmitting device is associated with any of the plurality of device classes; and

based on the associated device class, identifying a recipient for the message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein associating the transmitting device with a device class comprises:

generating a question associated with the message;

transmitting, to a collector, the question;

receiving, from the collector, a response to the question; and

based on the response, determining the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising batching a plurality of questions, one or more questions of the plurality of questions associated with the message, wherein associating the transmitting device with a device class comprises:

transmitting, to a collector, the batched plurality of questions;

receiving, from the collector, a plurality of responses to the batched plurality of questions, one or more responses of the plurality of responses associated with the message; and

based on the one or more responses, determining the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein associating the transmitting device with a device class comprises:

determining a count associated with the message; and

based on the count, determining the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein associating the transmitting device with a device class comprises:

determining a timing associated with the message; and

based on the timing, determining the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising routing the message to the recipient.

15. One or more computer storage media embodying computer-executable components, said components comprising:

a message transmission component that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to determine whether a transmitting device associated with a message is associated with one or more device classes of a plurality of device classes based on a rule set; and

a class determination component that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to associate the transmitting device with a device class of the plurality of device classes, update a rule set for determining whether the transmitting device is associated with any of the plurality of device classes, and identify a recipient for the message.

16. The computer storage media of claim 15, wherein the class determination component, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to:

generate a question associated with the message;

determine a response to the question; and

based on the response, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

17. The computer storage media of claim 15, wherein the class determination component, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to:

batch a plurality of questions, one or more questions of the plurality of questions associated with the message;

determine a plurality of responses to the batched plurality of questions, one or more responses of the plurality of responses associated with the message; and

based on the one or more responses, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

18. The computer storage media of claim 17, wherein the class determination component, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to:

determine a count associated with the message; and

based on the count, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

19. The computer storage media of claim 17, wherein the class determination component, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to:

determine a timing associated with the message; and

based on the timing, determine the device class with which the transmitting device is associated.

20. The computer storage media of claim 15, wherein the message transmission component, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to route the message to the recipient.