Network configuration change evaluation program, network configuration change evaluation device, and network configuration change evaluation method

Abstract

The present invention provides a network configuration change evaluation program, a network configuration change evaluation device, and a network configuration change evaluation method which can evaluate influence due to configuration change of a network. There is provided a network configuration change evaluation program that makes a computer execute the evaluation of influence due to configuration change of a network, the program making a computer execute a configuration change information acquisition step that acquires topology information indicating the topology of a network before the configuration change and device setting change information that is information on setting change of devices in the network, and an influence range extraction step that extracts influence service information or information on services to be influenced by the configuration change based on the topology information and the device setting change information which are acquired by the configuration change information acquisition step.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of one example of the configuration of the network configuration change evaluation device according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of one example of a topology model according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of one example of a specific topology model according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 shows a diagram of one example of the configuration of topology information 503 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 shows a diagram of one example of device link information 701 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 shows a diagram of one example of device setting information 702 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 shows a diagram of one example of device setting change information 504 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 shows a diagram of one example of the configuration of a configuration change interpretation unit 501 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of one example of the operation of a configuration change classification unit 1202 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 shows a diagram of one example of configuration change information 505 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 11 shows a diagram of one example of the configuration of an influence range extraction unit 502 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of one example of the operation of an influence link extraction unit 1501 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 13 shows a diagram of one example of influence service information 506 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of one example of the operation of an intra-influence-range device extraction unit 1502 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 15 shows a diagram of one example of influence device information 507 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 16 shows a block diagram of another example of a specific topology model according to the first embodiment; and

FIG. 17 shows a block diagram of one example of the configuration of the network configuration change evaluation device according to the second embodiment.

Claims

1. A network configuration change evaluation program that makes a computer execute the evaluation of influence due to configuration change of a network, the program making a computer execute: a configuration change information acquisition step that acquires topology information indicating the topology of a network before the configuration change and device setting change information that is information on setting change of devices in the network; andan influence range extraction step that extracts information on services to be influenced by the configuration change based on the topology information and the device setting change information which are acquired by the configuration change information acquisition step.

2. The network configuration change evaluation program according to claim 1, wherein the influence range extraction step further extracts information on devices to be influenced by the configuration change based on the information on services to be influenced by the configuration change.

3. The network configuration change evaluation program according to claim 1, wherein the configuration change information acquisition step receives messages from devices in the network, and, of the messages, converts messages indicative of the contents of setting change of devices to the device setting change information.

4. The network configuration change evaluation program according to claim 1, wherein the topology information includes device link information that is information on link of devices and device setting information that is information on setting of devices for respective layers in a network before the configuration change.

5. The network configuration change evaluation program according to claim 4, wherein the influence range extraction step extracts the information on services to be influenced by the configuration change by extracting devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information and extracting services using thus extracted devices and layers from the device link information.

6. The network configuration change evaluation program according to claim 5, wherein the influence range extraction step extracts devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information by determining that the change of topology of a lower layer has an influence on the topology of an upper layer in the device setting change information.

7. A network configuration change evaluation device that performs the evaluation of influence due to configuration change of a network, comprising: a configuration change information acquisition unit that acquires topology information indicating the topology of a network before the configuration change and device setting change information that is information on setting change of devices in the network; andan influence range extraction unit that extracts information on services to be influenced by the configuration change based on the topology information and the device setting change information which are acquired by the configuration change information acquisition unit.

8. The network configuration change evaluation device according to claim 7, wherein the influence range extraction unit further extracts information of devices to be influenced by the configuration change based on the service information to be influenced by the configuration change.

9. The network configuration change evaluation device according to claim 7, wherein the configuration change information acquisition unit receives messages from devices in the network, and, of the messages, converts messages indicative of the contents of setting change of devices to the device setting change information.

10. The network configuration change evaluation device according to claim 7, wherein the topology information includes device link information that is information on link of devices and device setting information that is information on setting of devices for respective layers in a network before the configuration change.

11. The network configuration change evaluation device according to claim 10, wherein the influence range extraction unit extracts the information on services to be influenced by the configuration change by extracting devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information and extracting services using thus extracted devices and layers from the device link information.

12. The network configuration change evaluation device according to claim 11, wherein the influence range extraction unit extracts devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information by determining that the change of topology of a lower layer has an influence on the topology of an upper layer in the device setting change information.

13. A network configuration change evaluation method that performs the evaluation of influence due to configuration change of a network, comprising: a configuration change information acquisition step that acquires topology information indicating the topology of a network before the configuration change and device setting change information that is information on setting change of devices in the network; andan influence range extraction step that extracts information on services to be influenced by the configuration change based on the topology information and the device setting change information which are acquired by the configuration change information acquisition step.

14. The network configuration change evaluation method according to claim 13, wherein the influence range extraction step further extracts information of devices to be influenced by the configuration change based on the service information to be influenced by the configuration change.

15. The network configuration change evaluation method according to claim 13, wherein the configuration change information acquisition step receives messages from devices in the network, and, of the messages, converts messages indicative of the contents of setting change of devices to the device setting change information.

16. The network configuration change evaluation method according to claim 13, wherein the topology information includes device link information that is information on link of devices and device setting information that is information on setting of devices for respective layers in a network before the configuration change.

17. The network configuration change evaluation method according to claim 16, wherein the influence range extraction step extracts the information on services to be influenced by the configuration change by extracting devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information and extracting services using thus extracted devices and layers from the device link information.

18. The network configuration change evaluation method according to claim 17, wherein the influence range extraction step extracts devices and layers corresponding to the device setting change information from the device setting information by determining that the change of topology of a lower layer has an influence on the topology of an upper layer in the device setting change information.