| CPC H04L 41/0663 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0659 (2013.01); H04L 47/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by an application assurance system, a flow definition that describes a packet flow for an application;
determining, by the application assurance system by querying a network model of a network system that transports packet flows for applications, using the flow definition, a set of network nodes and links of the network system that are expected to transport or process the packet flow for the application;
obtaining, by the application assurance system, an indication that a network node or link, from the set of network nodes and links, is in an operational state that could affect performance of the application; and
in response to obtaining the indication, by the application assurance system, outputting an alert.
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