Network Device Problem Report Filtering Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing event detection and management systems in networks fail to provide adequate information and procedures for error correction, leading to network devices remaining in failed states due to lack of knowledge and reconfiguration capabilities among network operators.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating logic in network devices to receive and analyze problem reports, filter data, and transmit relevant information to allow reconfiguration, enabling network devices to obtain necessary corrections through an information collection gateway and backend network device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If error messages are sent to remote locations, then network operators are alerted to errors, but the error messages do not provide adequate information or procedures for fixing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments error information collection and processing across multiple network devices. Each device collects local error data, bundles it with relevant configuration information, and transmits it upstream. This distributes the information gathering function rather than requiring a single complex centralized system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and bundling error information with reconfiguration data before transmission. Problem reports are prepared in advance with all necessary information organized, so when operators receive them, the information is ready for immediate use without requiring additional complex processing.
2Ease of operation
If network operators receive error messages, then they are alerted to problems, but they lack knowledge of processes within network devices to correct errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary information collection gateway that acts as a mediator between network devices and operators. This gateway collects detailed process information from network devices, analyzes it, and presents it in a form that operators can use for correction without requiring deep knowledge of device internals.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of relevant device process information and bundles it with error messages. Instead of requiring operators to access actual devices or understand complex internal processes, the system copies necessary process data into problem reports that operators can review and use for correction.
3Reliability
If problem reports are transmitted upstream through information collection gateway to backend network device, then reconfiguration information can be obtained, but data transmission and processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges error reporting with reconfiguration information transmission. Instead of separate processes for error detection and correction, the system combines them into unified problem reports that contain both error data and reconfiguration instructions, reducing the number of transmission cycles and processing steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where network devices poll for reconfiguration information based on transmitted problem reports. This automated feedback mechanism ensures reliable error correction while reducing manual intervention time, as the system automatically retrieves and applies reconfiguration data without requiring operators to manually analyze and implement fixes.
Data Source
AI summary
A network device may include logic configured to receive a problem report from a second network device, store and analyze data included in the problem report, filter data in the problem report to determine when the problem report is to be transmitted to a third network device, and transmit the problem report to the third network device when the filtering determines that the problem report is to be transmitted.