Network interaction analysis arrangement
AssigneeActional Corporation
InventorsDaniel M. Foody, Michael R. Clements
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Abstract
In a network through which service providing nodes are interconnected, one or more software elements at each service providing node process the network operations. A client interceptor coupled in an examine node to a selected software element intercepts transmissions from the software element to record transmission flow control information. A server interceptor coupled in the examine mode to the selected software element intercepts transmissions to the software element to record transmission flow control information. An administrative node of the network examines the transmission flow control information from the selected software elements to assess network operation.
Claims57
A network in which service providing nodes are interconnected, comprising:
- one or more software elements at each service providing node for processing operations of the network;
- an interceptor coupled in the examine mode to a selected software element of the one or more software elements for intercepting at least one of transmissions from the selected software element and transmissions to the selected software element to record information pertaining to the transmissions;
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- an examination unit responsive to the transmission pertaining information recorded by the interceptor for examining operation of a network task.
In a network having one or more software elements at each of plural service providing nodes, a method of examining interactions among software elements comprising:
- intercepting at least one of transmissions from a software element and transmissions to the software element at an interceptor coupled to the software element to record information pertaining to the transmissions;
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- examining operations of a network task responsive to the recorded transmission pertaining information.
In a network having one or more software elements at each of plural service providing nodes, a method of examining interactions among software elements according to 32, wherein, in a reply transmission from the selected software element receiving the request, the association of the interaction identifier with the software element identifier is removed in the second interceptor coupled to the selected software element sending the reply transmission.
A system for examining operations of a network of interconnected service providing nodes, comprising:
- one or more software elements at each service providing node for processing operations of the network;
- intercepting means coupled in an examine mode to a selected software element of the one or more software elements for intercepting at least one of transmissions from the selected software element and transmissions to the selected software element to record information pertaining to the transmissions;
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- examining means responsive to the transmission pertaining information recorded by the intercepting means for examining operation of a network task.
43 A system for examining operations of a network of interconnected service providing nodes according to claim 41, wherein the examining means comprises combining means for combining the transmission information pertaining records from selected software elements to form a set of records of interactions of the software elements of the service providing nodes.
A system for examining operations of a network of interconnected service providing nodes according to claim 43, wherein each transmission information pertaining record of a selected software element includes a logical thread identifier identifying a network task of the selected software element, and wherein the combining means includes network task record forming means responsive to the logical thread identifier of the information pertaining records for forming a group of the information pertaining records of the network task.
A system for examining operations of a network of interconnected service providing nodes according to 50, wherein, in a reply transmission from the selected software element receiving the request, the second intercepting means coupled to the selected software element sending the reply transmission removes the association of the interaction identification with the selected software element operation identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.