Network Event Correlation via Automated Configuration Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for correlating network traffic data and configuration management data are manual and time-consuming, making it difficult to detect anomalies and errors in network device configurations effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses network monitoring tools to collect data, identify potential issues, and transmit them to network management tools for correlation with configuration data to automatically create corrective configurations, enabling systematic parsing and association of error content with configuration changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual correlation methods are used to analyze network traffic data and configuration data, then detailed analysis can be performed, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical correlation processes with automated electronic systems. The network monitoring tool automatically collects traffic data, the configuration management tool gathers configuration data, and a processing system automatically correlates these datasets using electronic data processing, eliminating manual analysis while maintaining detection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service automated correlation where the network monitoring tool and configuration management tool automatically collect, process, and correlate their respective data without human intervention. The system serves itself by automatically identifying anomalies and generating reports, reducing the need for manual analytical efforts.
2Productivity
If automated data collection and correlation systems are implemented, then analysis speed and efficiency improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex correlation system into distinct modular components: a network monitoring tool for collecting traffic data, a configuration management tool for gathering configuration data, and a processing system for correlating the data. Each component operates independently with defined interfaces, managing overall system complexity through functional segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a processing system as an intermediary between the network monitoring tool and configuration management tool. This intermediary component receives data from both sources, performs the correlation analysis, and generates results, simplifying the interaction between the two data collection tools and managing system complexity through layered architecture.
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AI summary
Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising collecting, by a network monitoring tool, network data from a first device on a network. The method comprises identifying, by the network monitoring tool, a potential issue from the network data, wherein the potential issue corresponds to one aspect of the network and transmitting, by the network monitoring tool, the potential issue to a network management tool. The method also comprises identifying, by the network management tool, a first network configuration that the potential issue relates to and creating, by the network management tool, a second network configuration for the network to fix the potential issue.