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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Mark Adams, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method for reconciliation of a network with a network model that includes identifying an audit state for each network resource included in the network model, storing the audit state for each resource, coupling the stored audit state information with information regarding the resource, determining a calculated value reflecting the aggregate audit states of the resources, and running a series of reconciliation processes of increasing intrusiveness until the calculated value meets a defined threshold. The calculated value can be a best-case aggregate accuracy percentage, worst-case aggregate accuracy percentage, or presumed average aggregate accuracy percentage. The audit state can be stored as an additional field in the primary data store for the network model or in a separate data store that is associated with the primary data store. The audit state can be unconfirmed, confirmed, or suspect. The audit state is used to manage the intrusiveness of the reconciliation processes.