Patent ID: 9577910
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of managing a network, comprising: accessing a network topology map for a network comprising a plurality of network components, wherein the plurality of network components include a plurality of probe servers, a plurality of name servers, and a plurality of connections between the plurality of probe servers and the plurality of name servers; accessing a set of reliability data for the network; providing a network model based on the network topology map and the set of reliability data, wherein the network model includes the plurality of network components arranged according to a plurality of pyramids each containing (1) one name server of the plurality of name servers at an apex of the pyramid, (2) two or more probe servers of the plurality of probe servers at a base of the pyramid, and (3) two or more connections of the plurality of connections that connect the name server, without any other of the plurality of name servers intervening, to the two or more probe servers; generating network model results for the network based on the network model; identifying, based on the network model results, a minimum number of probe servers for use in the plurality of probe servers required to support a target service level to monitor the plurality of name servers; and updating the network model to include the minimum number of probe servers required to support the target service level for the network.