Method and apparatus for availability measurement of complex networks
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRobert Holley, James Trucano-Harp
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Abstract
A method for performing an availability measurement on a networked system comprising: identifying at least one measurement point in the system; defining a measurement model configured to return a pass or fail result corresponding to a threshold sensed at the at least one measurement point; measuring the system using the measurement model; populating a table with results from the measurement, the table including rows corresponding to measurement points and columns corresponding to measurement functions for multiple measurements; and aggregating the measurement criteria row results to formulate a single availability value representing the availability of the system.
Claims16
A method for performing an availability measurement on a networked system comprising:
- identifying at least one measurement point in the system;
- defining a measurement model configured to return a pass or fail result corresponding to a threshold sensed at said at least one measurement point;
- measuring said system using said measurement model;
- populating a table with results from said measurement, said table including rows corresponding to measurement points and columns corresponding to measurement functions for multiple measurements;
- and
- aggregating said measurement criteria row results to formulate a single availability value representing the availability of said system.
An apparatus for performing an availability measurement on a networked system comprising:
- a computer coupled to the networked system and configured to:
- measure said system using a measurement model, said measurement model configured to return a pass or fail result corresponding to a threshold sensed at least one measurement point;
- populate a table with results from said measurement, said table including rows corresponding to measurement points and columns corresponding to measurement functions for multiple measurements;
- and
- aggregate said measurement criteria row results to formulate a single availability value representing the availability of said system.
An apparatus for performing an availability measurement on a networked system comprising:
- means for measuring said system using a measurement model, said measurement model including means for returning a pass or fail result corresponding to a threshold sensed at least one measurement point;
- means for populating a table with results from said measurement, said table including rows corresponding to measurement points and columns corresponding to measurement functions for multiple measurements;
- and
- means for aggregating said measurement criteria row results to formulate a single availability value representing the availability of said system.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for performing an availability measurement on a networked system, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one measurement point in the system;
- defining a measurement model configured to return a pass or fail result corresponding to a threshold sensed at said at least one measurement point;
- measuring said system using said measurement model;
- populating a table with results from said measurement, said table including rows corresponding to measurement points and columns corresponding to measurement functions for multiple measurements;
- and
- aggregating said measurement criteria row results to formulate a single availability value representing the availability of said system.
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