There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
H04L 41/0826 - Réglages de configuration caractérisés par les objectifs d’un changement de paramètres, p. ex. l’optimisation de la configuration pour améliorer la fiabilité pour la réduction des coûts du réseau
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METHOD FOR FACILITATING NETWORK EXTERNAL COMPUTING ASSISTANCE
There is provided a method for providing pricing information about a potential migration of a network computing task. The method includes the step of providing a provider availability set, identifying a price qualified set for each cloud service provider, and displaying the information about each cloud service provider and its pricing via a user interface. The price qualified set includes each cloud service provider: (a) whose price for performing the task complies with a price acceptability criteria or (b) that has a respective price proposal associated therewith reflecting a price for engaging the cloud service provider to perform the task in lieu of the task being performed by the network.
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H04L 67/60 - Ordonnancement ou organisation du service des demandes d'application, p. ex. demandes de transmission de données d'application en utilisant l'analyse et l'optimisation des ressources réseau requises
H04L 67/75 - Services réseau en affichant sur l'écran de l'utilisateur les conditions du réseau ou d'utilisation
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE SYSTEM ASSETS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
There is provided a method a method for evaluating the system assets of a network that includes the steps of identifying system assets of the network and applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
H04L 41/50 - Gestion des services réseau, p. ex. en assurant une bonne réalisation du service conformément aux accords
H04L 41/0853 - Récupération de la configuration du réseauSuivi de l’historique de configuration du réseau en recueillant activement des informations de configuration ou en sauvegardant les informations de configuration
H04L 41/12 - Découverte ou gestion des topologies de réseau
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H04L 101/622 - Adresses de couche 2, p. ex. adresses de contrôle d'accès au support [MAC]
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Systems and methods for intelligent application grouping
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
H04L 43/062 - Génération de rapports liés au trafic du réseau
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H04L 69/32 - Architecture des piles de protocoles du type interconnexion de systèmes ouverts en 7 couches, p. ex. interfaces entre le niveau liaison et le niveau physique
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METHOD FOR GENERATING NETWORK OPTIMIZING INFORMATION
There is provided a method for generating network optimizing information including the steps of identifying system devices that are comprised in a network, collecting metrics from the identified system devices, including collecting at least one metric relating to the operation, status, capability, limitations, expandability, scalability, or performance of the system devices, assessing the collected metrics according to a predetermined assessment protocol, generating a roster of metrics of interest, such metrics of interest being a group of the collected metrics that meet a selection criteria and not including other collected metrics that do not meet the selection criteria, and presenting each of the metrics of interest in a format suitable for a network operator to take corrective actions with regard to the identified noncompliant metrics or to capitalize on the identified optimization opportunities with respect to the network.
H04L 41/0823 - Réglages de configuration caractérisés par les objectifs d’un changement de paramètres, p. ex. l’optimisation de la configuration pour améliorer la fiabilité
H04L 43/08 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux
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Method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network
There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
H04L 41/0826 - Réglages de configuration caractérisés par les objectifs d’un changement de paramètres, p. ex. l’optimisation de la configuration pour améliorer la fiabilité pour la réduction des coûts du réseau
H04L 41/0853 - Récupération de la configuration du réseauSuivi de l’historique de configuration du réseau en recueillant activement des informations de configuration ou en sauvegardant les informations de configuration
H04L 41/12 - Découverte ou gestion des topologies de réseau
H04L 43/0811 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux en vérifiant la disponibilité en vérifiant la connectivité
7.
Systems and methods for intelligent application grouping
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
H04L 43/062 - Génération de rapports liés au trafic du réseau
H04L 67/10 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau
H04L 69/32 - Architecture des piles de protocoles du type interconnexion de systèmes ouverts en 7 couches, p. ex. interfaces entre le niveau liaison et le niveau physique
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Method and device for evaluating the system assets of a communication network
There is provided a method a method for evaluating the system assets of a network that includes the steps of identifying system assets of the network and applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
H04L 41/50 - Gestion des services réseau, p. ex. en assurant une bonne réalisation du service conformément aux accords
H04L 41/0853 - Récupération de la configuration du réseauSuivi de l’historique de configuration du réseau en recueillant activement des informations de configuration ou en sauvegardant les informations de configuration
H04L 41/12 - Découverte ou gestion des topologies de réseau
H04L 67/02 - Protocoles basés sur la technologie du Web, p. ex. protocole de transfert hypertexte [HTTP]
H04L 101/622 - Adresses de couche 2, p. ex. adresses de contrôle d'accès au support [MAC]
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Method for facilitating network external computing assistance
There is provided a method for providing pricing information about a potential migration of a network computing task. The method includes the step of providing a provider availability set, identifying a price qualified set for each cloud service provider, and displaying the information about each cloud service provider and its pricing via a user interface. The price qualified set includes each cloud service provider: (a) whose price for performing the task complies with a price acceptability criteria or (b) that has a respective price proposal associated therewith reflecting a price for engaging the cloud service provider to perform the task in lieu of the task being performed by the network.
G06Q 10/0631 - Planification, affectation, distribution ou ordonnancement de ressources d’entreprises ou d’organisations
H04L 67/10 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau
H04L 67/1097 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau pour le stockage distribué de données dans des réseaux, p. ex. dispositions de transport pour le système de fichiers réseau [NFS], réseaux de stockage [SAN] ou stockage en réseau [NAS]
H04L 67/60 - Ordonnancement ou organisation du service des demandes d'application, p. ex. demandes de transmission de données d'application en utilisant l'analyse et l'optimisation des ressources réseau requises
H04L 67/75 - Services réseau en affichant sur l'écran de l'utilisateur les conditions du réseau ou d'utilisation
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Method for generating network optimizing information
There is provided a method for generating network optimizing information including the steps of identifying system devices that are comprised in a network, collecting metrics from the identified system devices, including collecting at least one metric relating to the operation, status, capability, limitations, expandability, scalability, or performance of the system devices, assessing the collected metrics according to a predetermined assessment protocol, generating a roster of metrics of interest, such metrics of interest being a group of the collected metrics that meet a selection criteria and not including other collected metrics that do not meet the selection criteria, and presenting each of the metrics of interest in a format suitable for a network operator to take corrective actions with regard to the identified non-compliant metrics or to capitalize on the identified optimization opportunities with respect to the network.
H04L 41/0823 - Réglages de configuration caractérisés par les objectifs d’un changement de paramètres, p. ex. l’optimisation de la configuration pour améliorer la fiabilité
H04L 43/08 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux
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Method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network
There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
H04L 41/0853 - Récupération de la configuration du réseauSuivi de l’historique de configuration du réseau en recueillant activement des informations de configuration ou en sauvegardant les informations de configuration
H04L 41/12 - Découverte ou gestion des topologies de réseau
H04L 43/0811 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux en vérifiant la disponibilité en vérifiant la connectivité
H04L 41/0826 - Réglages de configuration caractérisés par les objectifs d’un changement de paramètres, p. ex. l’optimisation de la configuration pour améliorer la fiabilité pour la réduction des coûts du réseau
12.
Systems and methods for intelligent application grouping
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
There is provided a method for providing pricing information about a potential migration of a network computing task. The method includes the step of providing a provider availability set, identifying a price qualified set for each cloud service provider, and displaying the information about each cloud service provider and its pricing via a user interface. The price qualified set includes each cloud service provider: (a) whose price for performing the task complies with a price acceptability criteria or (b) that has a respective price proposal associated therewith reflecting a price for engaging the cloud service provider to perform the task in lieu of the task being performed by the network.
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H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
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Method and device for evaluating the system assets of a communication network
There is provided a method a method for evaluating the system assets of a network that includes the steps of identifying system assets of the network and applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
A method of staging a move group of applications of a network is provided and includes the step of developing a reference base of applications via monitoring traffic flow between devices of the network on which applications are executed or accessing information about such applications. The method further includes the step of classifying each such selected application as a member of one of the classification sub-sets with regard to applications of the reference application base. Additionally, the method includes the step of accessing information about the classification sub-sets of those respective applications executed on each of a target group of devices to thereby form an application classification glossary associated with the device.
There is provided a method for generating network optimizing information including the steps of identifying system devices that are comprised in a network, collecting metrics from the identified system devices, including collecting at least one metric relating to the operation, status, capability, limitations, expandability, scalability, or performance of the system devices, assessing the collected metrics according to a predetermined assessment protocol, generating a roster of metrics of interest, such metrics of interest being a group of the collected metrics that meet a selection criteria and not including other collected metrics that do not meet the selection criteria, and presenting each of the metrics of interest in a format suitable for a network operator to take corrective actions with regard to the identified non-compliant metrics or to capitalize on the identified optimization opportunities with respect to the network.
There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that analyzes specific attributes of communications relationships between system assets of a network.
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
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