Method, system, and article of manufacture for fault determination
View Patent ↗Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture for fault determination. A duration of time is determined for receiving an event. A plurality of events are received in a time period that is at least twice the determined duration. A plurality of factors are determined corresponding to the plurality of events. At least one factor is determined from the plurality of factors, wherein the at least one factor is a cause of at least one of the plurality of events.
1. A method for fault determination, comprising:
determining a duration of time for receiving an event;
receiving a plurality of events in a time period that is at least twice the determined duration;
determining a plurality of factors corresponding to the plurality of events;
identifying at least one factor which is common to the plurality of factors; and
determining the at least one factor is a likely root cause of at least two of the plurality of events.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration is a first duration, further comprising:
selecting at least one time window of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration; and
identifying the received plurality of events in the at least one time window.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration is a first duration, further compnsing:
assigning timestamps to the received plurality of events;
recording the timestamped events in a database; and
retrieving events from the database occurring in at least one time window, wherein the at least one time window is of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting at least two successive time windows, wherein each time window is at least of the duration; and
identifying the received plurality of events in the at least two successive time windows.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received plurality of events are in a current time window and a previous time window, wherein the current time window and the previous time window are each at least of the duration, the method further comprising:
subsequent to determining the at least one factor, receiving a new plurality of events in a next time window, wherein the next time window is at least of the duration, and wherein the next time window becomes a new current time window, and the current time window becomes a new previous time window.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the plurality of factors further comprises: retrieving from a mapping data structure one list of factors corresponding to at least one event in the received plurality of events.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least one factor further comprises: determining the at least one factor based on predetermined policies.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event is received from a device within the duration of time.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of events are faults generated by factors in a network, wherein the receiving and determinations are performed by a monitoring application implemented in a computational device coupled to the network.
10. A system for fault determination, comprising:
a device configured to:
determine a duration of time for receiving an event;
receive a plurality of events in a time period that is at least twice the determined duration;
determine a plurality of factors corresponding to the plurality of events;
identify at least one factor which is common to the plurality of factors; and
determine the at least one factor from the plurality of factors, is a likely root cause of at least two of the plurality of events.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the duration is a first duration, and wherein the device is further configured to: select at least one time window of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration; and identify the received plurality of events in the at least one time window.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the duration is a first duration, and the device further a database; wherein the device is further configured to:
assign timestamps to the received plurality of events;
record the timestamped events in the database; and
retrieve events from the database occurring in at least one time window, wherein the at least one time window is of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the device is further configured to:
select at least two successive time windows, wherein each time window is at least of the duration; and
identify the received plurality of events in the at least two successive time windows.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the received plurality of events are in a current time window and a previous time window, wherein the current time window and the previous time window are each at least of the maximum duration, the device being further configured to:
receive a new plurality of events in a next time window subsequent to determining the at least one factor, wherein the next time window is at least of the maximum duration, and wherein the next time window becomes a new current time window, and the current time window becomes a new previous time window.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the device is further configured to: retrieve from a mapping data structure one list of factors corresponding to at least one event in the received plurality of events.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the device is further configured to: determine the at least one factor based on predetermined policies.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the event is received within the duration of time.
18. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a network, wherein the plurality of events are faults generated by factors in the network;
the device is coupled to the network; and
a monitoring application implemented in the device.
19. An article of manufacture for fault determination, wherein the article of manufacture is capable of causing operations, the operations comprising:
determining a duration of time for receiving an event;
receiving a plurality of events in a time period that is at least twice the determined duration;
determining a plurality of factors corresponding to the plurality of events; and
identifying at least one factor which is common to the plurality of factors; and
determining the at least one factor from the plurality of factors is a likely root cause of at least two of the plurality of events.
20. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , further comprising: selecting at least one time window of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration; and identifying the received plurality of events in the at least one time window.
21. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , further comprising:
assigning timestamps to the received plurality of events;
recording the timestamped events in a database; and
retrieving events from the database occurring in at least one time window, wherein the at least one time window is of a second duration, wherein the second duration is at least twice the first duration.
22. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , further comprising: selecting at least two successive time windows, wherein each time window is at least of the duration;
and identifying the received plurality of events in the at least two successive time windows.
23. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the received plurality of events are in a current time window and a previous time window, wherein the current time window and the previous time window are each at least of the maximum duration, the operations further comprising: subsequent to determining the at least one factor, receiving a new plurality of events in a next time window, wherein the next time window is at least of the maximum duration, and wherein the next time window becomes a new current time window, and the current time window becomes a new previous time window.
24. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein determining the plurality of factors further comprises: retrieving from a mapping data structure one list of factors corresponding to at least one event in the received plurality of events.
25. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein determining the at least one factor further comprises: determining the at least one factor based on predetermined policies.
26. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the event is received from a device within the duration of time.
27. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of events are faults generated by factors in a network, wherein the receiving and determinations are performed by a monitoring application implemented in a computational device coupled to the network.