Expert system for network configuration and diagnosis

Author

Kamel, Khaled ; Moore, Cecil

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Math. & Comput. Sci., Louisville Univ., KY, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

1-4 Apr 1990

Firstpage

775

Abstract

An expert system to configure and diagnose a TNET multidrop network is presented. The TNET expert system (TEXSYS) was developed to ease the burden of device configuration and problem determination. It is written in the C programming language on an IBM personal computer, PS/2 model 80. A prototype development subsystem gives the user a tool to build and design the network. A configuration subsystem automatically initializes each node to the desired communication parameters. A diagnostic subsystem performs instream diagnostics while interacting with a running application program. All of these subsystems are merged together to form a single working expert system that is ready to lend assistance to the user. An introduction to TNET, the equipment used, the configuration, and the expert system implementation are given

Keywords

computer networks; expert systems; telecommunications computing; C programming language; IBM personal computer; PS/2 model 80; TEXSYS; TNET multidrop network; communication parameters; configuration subsystem; device configuration; diagnostic subsystem; expert system; instream diagnostics; network configuration; network diagnosis; problem determination; tool; Automatic control; Computer displays; Computer networks; Diagnostic expert systems; Expert systems; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Pain; Protocols; Registers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '90. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1990.117922

Filename

117922