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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, NY (US);
Alina Beygelzimer, White Plains, NY (US);
Bong Jun Ko, Harrington, NJ (US);
Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, NY (US);
Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, NY (US);
Alina Beygelzimer, White Plains, NY (US);
Bong Jun Ko, Harrington, NJ (US);
Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of determining the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence routing table updates, and a network management system performing the method. The network management system comprises least one monitoring apparatus adapted to determine the state of network links. The monitoring apparatus may be a router in the network adapted to determine link status, or a personal computer or server peered with a router and configured to determine the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence of routing table updates.