Identification and Classification of Usage Pattern in Distributed Software Environment

A method performed by a monitoring function for a computing environment configured to host a plurality of atomic software functions (AFs) that are usable by applications executing in the computing environment, the method comprising:

• performing pattern analysis, on entries of a database operably coupled to the monitoring function, to identify one or more candidate recurrent patterns, wherein:
• each database entry includes the following:
• an AF identifier uniquely associated with one of the AFs, and a time at which the identified AF was invoked in the computing environment, and
• each candidate recurrent pattern includes a plurality of instances of a same sequence of AF identifiers in a same chronological order;
• validating a first one or more of the candidate recurrent patterns as one or more of the following:
• applications, and use cases associated with at least one application;
• assigning respective use case tags to the validated first candidate recurrent patterns;
• and
• updating the database such that each assigned use case tag is stored in association with the database entries that are associated with the corresponding validated candidate recurrent pattern.

A monitoring function for a computing environment configured to host a plurality of atomic software functions (AFs) that are usable by applications executing in the computing environment, the monitoring function comprising:

• communication interface circuitry configured to communicate with a database;
• and
• processing circuitry operably coupled to the communication interface circuitry, whereby the processing circuitry and communication circuitry are configured to:
• perform pattern analysis on entries of the database to identify one or more candidate recurrent patterns, wherein:
• each database entry includes the following:
• an AF identifier uniquely associated with one of the AFs, and a time at which the identified AF was invoked in the computing environment, and
• each candidate recurrent pattern includes a plurality of instances of a same sequence of AF identifiers in a same chronological order;
• validate a first one or more of the candidate recurrent patterns as one or more of the following:
• applications, and use cases associated with at least one application;
• assign respective use case tags to the validated first candidate recurrent patterns;
• and
• update the database such that each assigned use case tag is stored in association with the database entries that are associated with the corresponding validated candidate recurrent pattern.