US 12,764,041 B2Granted

Triggered automation framework

AssigneeNetBrain Technologies, Inc.

InventorsLingping Gao, Xinfeng Xia, Yawei Wang, Qingyuan Ni, Dezhi Chen, Guangdong Liao

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Abstract

Problem Diagnosis Automation System (PDAS) automates the diagnosis of repetitive problems and the enforcement of preventive measures across a network. Automation assets across the network include Network Intent (NI) inside the no-code platform. A Network Intent Cluster (NIC) clones a NI across the network to create a group of NIs (member NIs) with the same design or logic. A subset of Member NIs can be executed according to user-defined conditions based on the member device, the member NI tags, or signature variables. A Triggered Automation Framework (TAF) matches the incoming API calls from a 3rd party system to current incidents and installs the automation (e.g., NI/NIC) to be triggered for each call. It may include: Integrated IT System defining the scope and data of the incoming API calls; Incident Type to match a call to an Incident; and Triggered Diagnosis to define what and how the NIC/NI is executed.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A method for network management comprising:

receiving an incident via a ticket system for a network;
analyzing the incident;
performing an automated diagnosis of the incident based on the analysis, wherein the automated diagnosis comprises implementing a Triggered Automation Framework (TAF), wherein the TAF comprises:
matching incoming application program interface (API) calls;
and
installing automation to be triggered for each of the API calls, the installing comprising a triggered diagnosis to define execution of a network intent (NI) and a network intent cluster (NIC), wherein defining execution of the NIC comprises:
identifying network intents (NIs) by grouping devices via group-by eigen value to form eigen groups;
selecting member NIs of the NIC from the eigen groups;
and
filtering the member NIs to be executed based on at least one of:
a NIC signature variable, a member device, or a member NI tag;
and
outputting results of the automated diagnosis for troubleshooting and data sharing.

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Facts

Application: 18/172,061Filed 21 Feb 2023 · continuation in part
Priority: 26 Apr 2021
Published: US 2023/0198866 A122 Jun 2023
Granted: 13 Oct 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04L 41/5019
Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS: ensuring fulfilment of SLA
H04L 41/0631
Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications: using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or…
H04L 41/0645
Using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy,…
H04L 41/0681
Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications: configuration of triggering conditions

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Application63/179,782Us provisional application · filed 26 Apr 2021
Application63/311,679Us provisional application · filed 18 Feb 2022
Application17/729,275Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Apr 2022
Application17/729,182Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Apr 2022
US 2023/0198866 A1Pre-grant publication · published 22 Jun 2023
US 12,470,469 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2022/0360509 A1Published application
US 2022/0393942 A1Published application
US 12,764,041 B2This patent

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