Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2003-04-28
2008-09-02
Caldwell, Andrew (Department: 2142)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
active
07421493
ABSTRACT:
A method of recovering orphaned network resources in a network service having a network model. An audit state for each resource of the network service that is included in the network model can be identified. The audit states can include confirmed, unconfirmed, and suspect. The confirmed audit state indicates that evidence has been gathered for a resource of the network service that verifies the accuracy of the network model, the suspect audit state indicates that evidence has been gathered for a resource of the network service that challenges the accuracy of the network model, and the unconfirmed audit state indicates that no evidence has yet been gathered to indicate a resource of the network service as confirmed or suspect. The audit state for each resource can be stored and this information can be coupled with other information regarding the resource. The network service can be redesigned using only resources with a confirmed audit state and then reconfigured to correspond with the redesign. Resources with a confirmed audit state that were not used in the reconfigured network service can be made available for reuse. Resources that had a suspect audit state in the network service before the reconfiguration of the network service and that are not used in the reconfigured network service can be identified as orphans. Orphan recovery procedures can be performed on the orphans.
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Caldwell Andrew
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