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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Alan F. Benner, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher J. Colonna, Ossining, NY (US);
John R. Flanagan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Dale F. Riedy, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Harry M. Yudenfriend, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The health of a computing network is checked to determine whether there is a current fault in the network or a prediction of a potential fault in the network. The fault can be any type of fault, including a link failure, a failure in the transmitter of data over the link, a failure in the receiver of the data, or any other type of failure. If a fault or potential fault is indicated, a deterministic approach is provided for finding the source of the fault or potential fault within the network. The deterministic approach uses current values for selected operational parameters of components within the network, as well as historical data to determine the source.