Patent ID: 9317572
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for configuring a system to collect and aggregate datasets, wherein the system comprises agent nodes to collect the datasets, collector nodes to receive the datasets from the agent nodes, and master nodes configured to dynamically change topology among the nodes in the system, the method being executed by a master node and comprising: identifying a data source in the system from which a dataset is to be collected; configuring a machine in the system that generates the dataset to send the dataset to the data source; identifying an arrival location where the dataset is to be aggregated or written; dynamically configuring, based on system changes, an agent node in an agent tier by: dynamically configuring, based on the system changes, a collector node in a collector tier by: wherein the agent node and collector node function as peers in a peer-to-peer network.