System and method for automatic network management support using artificial intelligence
First Claim
1. A network management support system that automatically integrates a new element into the system, the system comprising:
- means for identifying the new element by comparing certain characteristics of the new element with characteristic information stored in a database; and
means for formulating a rule set for managing the new element based upon an identification of the new element and control information stored in the database.
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Abstract
The inventive system and method incorporates artificial intelligence concepts to create a system that automatically integrates new network elements. The system detects the connection of the new element with the system. The system identifies the new element, either directly or inferentially, by examining the protocol, the inputs, and the outputs of the new element, as compared with stored information. The inventive system then either selects the appropriate rule set from previously written rules, modifies an existing rule set from similar elements, or creates an appropriate rule set to integrate each new element into the network. The rule set produced by the system is then used to manage the new element.
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60 Claims
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1. A network management support system that automatically integrates a new element into the system, the system comprising:
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means for identifying the new element by comparing certain characteristics of the new element with characteristic information stored in a database; and means for formulating a rule set for managing the new element based upon an identification of the new element and control information stored in the database. - 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. A network management support system that automatically integrates a new element into the system, the system comprising:
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means for detecting a connection of the new element with the system; means for determining a protocol used by the new element; means for analyzing input accepted by the new element; means for analyzing output issued by the new element; means for identifying the new element by comparing the protocol, the input, and the output of the new element with information stored in a database; means for formulating a rule set for managing the new element based upon an identification of the new element and information stored in the database; and means for using the rule set to manage the new element. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for automatically integrating a new element into a network management support system, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying the new element by comparing certain characteristics of the new element with characteristic information stored in a database; and formulating a rule set for managing the new element based upon an identification of the new element and control information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method that automatically integrates a new element into a network management support system, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a connection of the new element with the system; determining a protocol used by the new element; analyzing input accepted by the new element; analyzing output issued by the new element; identifying the new element by comparing the protocol, the input, and the output of the new element with information stored in a database; formulating a rule set for managing the new element based upon an identification of the new element and information stored in the database; and using the rule set to manage the new element. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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