Requirements model comparative analysis method for effort estimation in customizing a network monitoring and control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8712754
APP PUB NO 20110313750A1
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13151462

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A method, including: receiving, at a processing device, an input, wherein the input includes a first model of data flows between a proposed Network Monitoring and Control (NMC) unit and devices connected to the proposed NMC unit, wherein the first model is based on a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the data flows are defined by data types and primitives conforming to a modeling formalism; and comparing, by using the processing device, the first model with a second model, wherein the second model is a model of data flows between a previously developed NMC unit and devices connected to the previously developed NMC unit, wherein the second model is based on a prior RFP and the data flows are defined by data types and primitives conforming to the modeling formalism, wherein the comparison identifies differences between the data flows of the first and second models.

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  • SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT;SIEMENS CORPORATION

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Song, Xiping Cranbury, US 7 347

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