US 11,983,188 B2
Systems, devices, and methods for network and obsolescence management
Soloman M. Almadi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,124.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153316 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/25 (2019.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/252 (2019.01) [G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06F 16/2365 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A platform device for network and obsolescence management, the platform device comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions for a real-time system interface module (RSIM), a database module (DBM), a logic control module (LCM) and a reporting module (RM),
one or more processors to execute the instructions of the non-transitory computer-readable memory, the one or more processors configured to:
collect, using the real-time system interface module (RSIM) of a platform device, data for network elements and network services;
store, using the database module (DBM) of the platform device, the data for the network elements and the network services;
examine, using the logic control module (LCM) of the platform device, the network elements and network service to generate a network obsolescence report, wherein generating the network obsolescence report includes
applying nine elements in five obsolescence criteria categories to the data for the network elements and network services to determine obsolescence measurements for the network elements, network services, and network software, wherein the five obsolescence criteria include the following: reliability criteria, support criteria, technology criteria, directive criteria, and economics criteria, and wherein the nine elements include the following: node failure, availability of the software from, whether spare parts or technical support are available, age, compliance to company, government, or international standards, regulation, safety, or directives, operational cost, and maintenance cost;
summing and scoring, using the LCM, the obsolescence measurements to produce an objective measure of obsolescence; and
comparing, using the LCM, the objective measure of obsolescence against established threshold values to create the network obsolescence report;
output, using the reporting module (RM) of the platform device, the network obsolescence report; and
managing the network software using the network obsolescence report, including at least one of the following: removing the network element, replacing the network element, or updating the network element.