Patent ID: 8572435
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implementable method for managing network connectivity faults, comprising: generating a first set of network device identifying information related to a first receiving managed endpoint (MEP) failing to respond to a multicast message broadcast by an originating MEP within a predetermined and selectable period of time; processing the first set of network information to generate a first set of MEP network event information, including related addresses; generating subsequent sets of network device identifying information related to other receiving managed endpoints (MEPs) failing to respond to the multicast message within the selectable predetermined period of time; processing the subsequent sets of network information to generate additional sets of MEP network event information, including related addresses; performing comparison operations between the sets of MEP network event information to determine if an MEP network event is a child of said first MEP network event, the child of said first MEP network event being a sympathetic event of said first MEP network event by determining whether the first and other sets of MEP network event information are stored within a peer MEP device information repository; storing the sets of MEP network event information within the peer MEP device information repository when the sets of MEP network event information are not stored within the peer MEP device information repository; and avoiding an event storm by suppressing all sympathetic events.