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Software fault management system

  • US 6,012,152 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1997
  • Issued: 01/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A Software Fault Management (SFM) system for managing software faults in a managed mobile telecommunications network, said SFM system comprising:

  • an Intelligent Management Information Base (I-MIB) comprising a Management Information Base (MIB) and a Knowledge Base (KB), said KB including a functional model of said managed network; and

    an intelligent multi-agent portion having a plurality of agents which process said software faults utilizing information from said I-MTB, said plurality of agents in said multi-agent portion including;

    a plurality of middle-level agents, each of said middle-level agents comprising a plurality of lower-level sub-agents for performing reasoning, testing, and knowledge-maintenance activities; and

    a top-level coordinator super-agent which controls said middle-level agents.

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