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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Limor Schweitzer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eran Wagner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tal Givoly, Cupertino, CA (US);
Limor Schweitzer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eran Wagner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tal Givoly, Cupertino, CA (US);
XACCT Technologies, Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
A system with accompanying method and computer program product are provided for database management and recovery. Included are information source modules for collecting network communications usage information in real-time from a plurality of network devices. Also included is a plurality of gatherers coupled to the information source modules. The gatherers are adapted for filtering and aggregating the network communications usage information. A central event manager is coupled to the gatherers for completing a plurality of data records from the filtered and aggregated network communications usage information. Such data records correspond to network usage by a plurality of users. A database is coupled to the central event manager for storing the data records. Further provided is logic for continuously monitoring a state of the gatherers, detecting a fault, and utilizing the state of the gatherers and the stored data records to recover from the fault upon the detection thereof.