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US 2006/0041887 A1Published application
Expert system for solution management
AssigneeIntermec IP Corp.
InventorJoseph Dusio
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Abstract
A plurality of roles associated with a solution are defined in a communication network. The solution is then instantiated by assigning specific devices and functionality to each of the plurality of roles associated with the solution. Communications are then monitored between the specific devices assigned to the plurality of roles to assess the performance of the solution.
Claims20
A method of monitoring a communication network, comprising:
- defining a plurality of roles associated with a solution that corresponds to a particular activity capable of being performed by the network;
- instantiating the solution by assigning specific devices and functionality to each of the plurality of roles associated with the solution;
- and
- monitoring communications between the specific devices assigned to the plurality of roles to assess performance of the solution.
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A communication network comprising:
- a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices having the ability to transmit and/or receive communications to/from at least one other device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- expert system software operatively coupled to the communication network, the expert system software being executable to:
- define a plurality of roles associated with a solution that corresponds to a particular activity capable of being performed by the communication network;
- assign selected ones of the plurality of devices and selected functionality of the communication network to each of the plurality of roles associated with the solution;
- and
- monitor communications between the devices assigned to the plurality of roles to assess performance of the solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.