Patent ID: 8712754
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a processing device, an input, wherein the input includes a first model of data flows between a proposed Network Monitoring and Control (NMC) unit and devices connected to the proposed NMC unit, wherein the first model is based on a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the data flows are defined by data types and primitives conforming to a modeling formalism; and comparing, by using the processing device, the first model with a second model, wherein the second model is a model of data flows between a previously developed NMC unit and devices connected to the previously developed NMC unit, wherein the second model is based on a prior RFP and the data flows are defined by data types and primitives conforming to the modeling formalism, wherein the comparison identifies differences between the data flows of the first and second models, wherein the devices include sensors, the data types of the modeling formalism include status and control, and the data flow between a sensor and the NMC unit includes a status of that sensor, wherein the comparison comprises comparing the devices of the first model with the devices of the second model and identifying overlapping devices between the first and second models, wherein in response to identifying overlapping sensors, the statuses of the overlapping sensors are compared to each other to find sensor statuses of the first model that are different from sensor statuses of the second model.