US Patent No: 5,365,514

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Event driven interface for a system for monitoring and controlling a data communications network

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Abstract

An Event Driven Interface (EDI) is disclosed for use as a subsystem of a monitoring and control system for a data communications network. The network communicates a serial stream of binary bits having a characteristic pattern. The system includes a control vector generator for generating a control vector C(i) which describes the characteristic pattern and an event vector analyzer for analyzing an event vector E(i) which represents a plurality of occurrences of the pattern on the network.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONARMONK, NY68475

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barker, Kenneth J Holly Springs, NC 9 314
Hershey, Paul C Ashburn, VA 30 1399
Lingafelt, Sr Charles S Durham, NC 2 216
Waclawsky, John G Fredrick, MD 61 1971

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