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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Sergio Fiszman, Nepean, CA;
Chris Ryerson, Kanata, CA;
David Price, Reading, GB;
Elizabeth Goldrich, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin Howe-patterson, Nepean, CA;
Laurence Beaulleu, Kanata, CA;
Michael Leader, Stittsville, CA;
Paul Ensing, Nepean, CA;
Pierre Fournier, Ottawa, CA;
Richard Taylor, Manotick, CA;
Sergio Fiszman, Nepean, CA;
Chris Ryerson, Kanata, CA;
David Price, Reading, GB;
Elizabeth Goldrich, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin Howe-Patterson, Nepean, CA;
Laurence Beaulleu, Kanata, CA;
Michael Leader, Stittsville, CA;
Paul Ensing, Nepean, CA;
Pierre Fournier, Ottawa, CA;
Richard Taylor, Manotick, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
In the service architecture of the invention, each service is viewed as a hierarchical arrangement of service components. At least one management agent is associated with each layer, and is used to manage and preserve the expected performance of the service components. The management agents cooperatively exchange management information regarding the service components at their layers to permit service self-management and self-healing, enabling restoration and recovery with minimum or no human intervention.