NetMiner: Identifying Failure-Inducing Patterns in the Logs Generated by Network Monitoring Software

Gowtham Reddy Sathi, Lokesh Vedullapalli, MacHarla Hemanth Kishan, Tarannum Shaila Zaman, Md Tariqul Islam, Mahmoud M. Badr

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Abstract

To ensure uninterrupted network communication among multiple sources, the network administrator needs to do real-time monitoring of network logs. Due to its huge volume and streaming nature, it is almost impossible to do a manual analysis of the logs generated by different network monitoring software. Moreover, these logs may contain a limited amount of data regarding the identity, location, capacity, etc. of a user due to privacy issues. Therefore, we propose an automated system named NetMiner for performing log analysis that requires only insensitive data such as the network's current status and messages related to that status. We collect recent 30 days logs using the network monitoring tool PRTG (Paessler Router Traffic Grapher) and perform data analysis by leveraging a data mining technique called Fpmax. Our proposed technique NetMiner can identify patterns that may lead to failure and warn the network administrator about upcoming failures. Our experimental results show that NetMiner is both effective and efficient in identifying failure-inducing patterns in logs generated by network monitoring software.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350335095
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2023 - Delhi, India
Duration: Jul 6 2023Jul 8 2023

Publication series

Name2023 14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2023

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2023
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityDelhi
Period7/6/237/8/23

Keywords

  • Data Mining
  • Frequent Maximal Patterns
  • Log Analysis
  • Network Monitoring Software
  • Sequential Pattern Mining

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Modeling and Simulation

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