XML Event Bundles for Network Error Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing event detection and management systems in networks often generate error messages that lack adequate information or provide excessive data, making it difficult for network operators to understand and address errors effectively.
Innovation Solution
A network device equipped with logic to detect events, determine an XML document structure, and generate XML documents with relevant information, which are then transmitted to another network device for analysis, allowing for filtered and analyzed data to be sent back to the operator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If existing error message systems are used, then error detection is achieved, but the information provided is either inadequate or excessive and difficult to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The error message is segmented into multiple XML payload files, each containing specific types of information (configuration data, operational data, diagnostic data, etc.). This segmentation allows the receiving system to process only the relevant portions of the error message, improving both information quality and ease of operation by reducing the cognitive load on network operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The error message format is changed from traditional text-based error messages to a structured XML format with specific tags and attributes. This parameter change enables machine-parseable error messages that can be automatically processed and filtered, transforming the error information from inadequate/unstructured to comprehensive/structured while improving operability through automated analysis tools.
2Measurement precision
If detailed error information is provided, then error analysis capability is improved, but the amount of data increases making it harder to process
Solution Approach 1:
The detailed error information is segmented across multiple XML payload files, allowing the receiving system to process only the necessary portions. This segmentation maintains measurement precision by preserving all relevant error details while reducing the immediate data processing burden through selective loading and filtering of individual payload files.
Solution Approach 2:
The error detection and XML document generation is performed in advance by the network device before the error message needs to be processed. This preliminary action includes detecting the event, determining the appropriate XML structure, and generating the structured error message, which then can be efficiently processed and filtered by the receiving system without requiring complex real-time processing.
3Loss of information
If structured XML documents are generated, then information clarity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The XML document structure and generation logic are prepared in advance within the network device. The device is pre-configured with the necessary XML schemas and templates, allowing it to automatically generate structured error messages without requiring complex real-time processing logic. This preliminary preparation maintains information clarity while managing device complexity through pre-established generation rules.
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AI summary
A network device may include logic configured to detect that an event has occurred in the network device, determine an XML document structure based on the detected event, and generate an XML document with the determined structure including information relating to the detected event.