| CPC H04L 41/0816 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0627 (2013.01); H04L 41/16 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method of reconfiguring an application on a node in a network, the application having a dynamically adjustable configuration item, the method comprising automatically and proactively:
obtaining a configuration item history containing values of the dynamically adjustable configuration item over a configuration item history time interval;
getting a performance history containing values of a performance measure over a performance history time interval, the performance history time interval overlapping the configuration item history time interval;
computing an item-performance correlation value based on at least a portion of the configuration item history and at least a portion of the performance history;
in response to the item-performance correlation value, dynamically adjusting the dynamically adjustable configuration item;
based on at least N item-performance correlation values and a predetermined threshold, N being greater than one, ascertaining a loss of correlation between dynamic adjustments to the dynamically adjustable configuration item and values of the performance measure; and
in response to the loss of correlation, performing at least one of: raising an alert which documents the loss of correlation, restoring the dynamically adjustable configuration item to a previous known good value, resetting the dynamically adjustable configuration item to a default value, suspending dynamic adjustment of the dynamically adjustable configuration item, or barring further propagation of a value of the dynamically adjustable configuration item.
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