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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2007
Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, NY (US);
Seraphin B. Calo, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Murthy Devarakonda, Peekskill, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Sandeep K. Gopisetty, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kang-won Lee, Nanuet, NY (US);
Konstantinos Magoutis, New York, NY (US);
Ramani R. Routray, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph D. Ryan, Coronado, CA (US);
Gauri Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chung-hao Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Norbert G. Vogl, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kaladhar Voruganti, San Jose, CA (US);
Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, NY (US);
Seraphin B. Calo, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Murthy Devarakonda, Peekskill, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Sandeep K. Gopisetty, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kang-Won Lee, Nanuet, NY (US);
Konstantinos Magoutis, New York, NY (US);
Ramani R. Routray, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph D. Ryan, Coronado, CA (US);
Gauri Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chung-hao Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Norbert G. Vogl, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kaladhar Voruganti, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for validating that a networked system of modules conforms to at least one interoperability rule pertinent to interoperability of at least two of the modules includes the steps of obtaining the at least one interoperability rule, the at least one rule being encoded in computer-operable format; obtaining configuration information pertinent to at least one of the modules, the configuration information being encoded in computer-operable format; and comparing the at least one interoperability rule to the configuration information to validate whether the system conforms to the at least one interoperability rule