US 12,483,463 B2
Cause specifying system and cause specifying method
Shinya Kita, Tokyo (JP); Jithin Chathankandath, Tokyo (JP); Mohit Luthra, Singapore (SG); and Bharath Rathinam, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/044,992
Filed by RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/036884
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/058134, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 13, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0305518 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0631 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/065 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cause identifying system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
storing data indicating a current status of a relationship between elements included in a communication system, the data including physical inventory data and logical inventory data, the physical inventory data including a server element associated with an operating container identifier that identifies an operating container executed by a server represented by the server element, the logical inventory data including an operating container element associated with a server identifier that identifies the server executing the operating container represented by the operating container element;
detecting occurrence of an event in a specific element included in the communication system;
identifying at least one other element having a relationship with the specific element based on the data; and
identifying a cause of the event based on a status of the at least one other element.