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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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