Carol Lafond

Title: Carol Lafond and Network Event Correlation

Introduction

Carol Lafond is an inventor associated with Lincoln, New Hampshire, and Verizon Laboratories Inc. Her work includes patented methods and systems for processing and correlating network events. She holds 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Lafond’s listed patents are “Method and Computer System for Correlating Network Event Messages” and “System and Method for Providing a Global Real-Time Advanced Correlation Environment Architecture.” Both describe systems that receive raw messages from external networks, parse them, and correlate events using message classes and correlation rules. The resulting information is passed to network management services for resolution, while messages can also be transmitted to relevant network entities in response to particular events.

Career Highlights

Lafond’s patent work focuses on real-time network event processing. The disclosed architecture connects network mediation, event notification, message parsing, event correlation, and network management services to help interpret and respond to network activity.

Collaborations

Her listed coworkers include Gabriel Jakobson and Mark Weissman. The patents identify Verizon Laboratories Inc. as the associated company.

Conclusion

Carol Lafond’s two patents describe related approaches to correlating network events and routing the resulting information for management and resolution.