Patent ID: 7836156
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of evaluating a system, comprising: identifying a topology view, the topology view defining interconnections between entities; identifying a domain, the domain indicative of the set of entities adapted for inclusion in the topology view; determining a set of relationships between the entities identified in the topology view, each relationship included in the set of relationships between a plurality of entities defining how events affect the related entities defined by the relationship; translating, using the determined set of relationships, the topology view to an analysis view, the analysis view independent of the topology and applicable to a variety of domains; receiving an event, the event indicative of a condition of at least one of the entities; assessing, based on probability factors, a symptom based on the received event; traversing the analysis view to identify relationships corresponding to the entity affected by the event, the affected entity having an effect on other entities as defined by the set of relationships; and concluding through the use of a correlation of the assessed symptom to problems that a set of manifested and omitted events are related based on the relationships constructed in the analysis view.