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Using Rule-Based Decision Trees for Automatic Passive Diagnostics of the Network Problems

HOLKOVIČ, M.; RYŠAVÝ, O. Using Rule-Based Decision Trees for Automatic Passive Diagnostics of the Network Problems. International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, 2020, vol. 2020, no. 1, p. 1-10. ISSN: 1942-2644.
Czech title
Využití rozhodovacích stromů založených na pravidlách pro automatickou pasivní diagnostiku chyb v počítačových sítích
Type
journal article
Language
English
Authors
Holkovič Martin, Ing., Ph.D.
Ryšavý Ondřej, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
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Keywords

Network diagnostics, passive network monitoring, rule-based diagnostics, fault
tree analysis, event-based diagnostics, decision trees.

Abstract

Network troubleshooting often requires a detailed analysis that may involve
network packet capturing and a manual analysis using tools such as Wireshark.
This is time-consuming and requires deep knowledge of communication protocols.
Therefore this domain is a suitable candidate for the deployment of an expert
system. In this paper, we consider a rule-based system integrating the expert
knowledge that performs an automatic root cause analysis of network problems
identifiable from network communications. The system is open, thus it is possible
to add new rules as needed, e.g., for specific and recurring cases of a target
environment. The rules are evaluated in a tree-based fashion, which enables us to
collect additional information during the problem search to better explain the
possible causes. We successfully deployed the tool as part of a commercial tool
for network monitoring.

Published
2020
Pages
1–10
Journal
International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, vol. 2020, no. 1, ISSN 1942-2644
Book
International Journal On Advances in Networks and Services
BibTeX 
@article{BUT163425,
  author="Martin {Holkovič} and Ondřej {Ryšavý}",
  title="Using Rule-Based Decision Trees for Automatic Passive Diagnostics of the Network Problems",
  journal="International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services",
  year="2020",
  volume="2020",
  number="1",
  pages="1--10",
  issn="1942-2644",
  url="http://www.iariajournals.org/networks_and_services/netser_v13_n12_2020_paged.pdf"
}
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