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Intelligent Alarms for Fault Impact Analysis

The document discusses the importance of intelligent alarm detection tools for analyzing the impact of system faults on business operations. It introduces the concept of 'business alarms' and proposes a framework for their specification using Knowledge Engineering techniques to bridge gaps between business controls and control systems. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for a development support center to enhance error handling and user support, while also documenting the creation of a software alarms system and a prototype program to demonstrate these concepts.

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Intelligent Alarms for Fault Impact Analysis

The document discusses the importance of intelligent alarm detection tools for analyzing the impact of system faults on business operations. It introduces the concept of 'business alarms' and proposes a framework for their specification using Knowledge Engineering techniques to bridge gaps between business controls and control systems. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for a development support center to enhance error handling and user support, while also documenting the creation of a software alarms system and a prototype program to demonstrate these concepts.

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INTELLIGENT ALARMS DETECTION

FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM FAULT IMPACT ON BUSINESS

Pace, C.1, Russo, I.1, Fernández, V.2, Britos, P.1, Rossi, B.1 & García Martínez, R.2

(1) Software Engineering Laboratory. Graduate School. ITBA. Madero 399. (1106) [Link].
(2) Intelligent Systems Laboratory. School of Engineering. UBA. P. Colon 850. (1063) [Link].
e-mail: rgm@[Link]

The tools for fault impact analysis are important for the deployment of critical mission systems.
These tools can be also used as a development phase aid. We introduce several concepts related
to "business alarms". Business alarms are an approximation to the company's business
conceptual scheme driven by the business rules from systems conceptual schemes. In order to
specify them we propose the utilization of Knowledge Engineering typical techniques.
The object of alarm detection for impact analysis of fault business systems is to reduce the
breach between business controls and typical control system.
For it, furthermore specifying an alarm visualization system for the direction responsible of the
systems, we are going to specificity the alarm transmission to a center with following purpose:
• Development support
• Help desk with an end user problems and resolution expert database
• Contingency maneuvers coordination
The rush in the projects makes that most of the time the errors are not taken into account into
the development phase, and a transactional structure for handling them is added later.
Sometimes this structure is not completely implemented and the error handling is left to the
database engines and operating systems mechanisms.
The fact of the existence of a development support center can facilitate and allow the adding of
code chunks with the purpose of centralized debugging. The support center support will have a
rule based main kernel that will do a nexus between development and help desk to final users.
This kernel will allow: give a greater quality help to final users relate user faults with systems
faults in the development manager format.
Moreover, the own nature of the objectives, this eases the acceptation of the knowledge
engineer in the organization (one of the primary steps to make possible knowledge acquisition).
It’s going to be a company’s direction responsibility to present him as the developer of this
center and help desk for development and final users.
The role of the knowledge engineer covers a wide spectrum in a critical mission environment,
from the support of the original design to the startup and tuning of the end user’s help desk.
Due to the strong relationship between time and alarms, we verified the importance of having
and unique time for all the company’s computer systems, or provide the necessary mechanism
in order to adjust the time registry of each separate system.
The formalization of rules and knowledge in the area of critical mission systems allows the
company to make predictions of the dimensioning and correct forecasting of the systems taking
into account their critical nature.
As results of the processes of systematization and formalization of knowledge we have:
• Rules for the platform specification in order to forecast a scheme of high availability and
contingency.
• We documented the need of the creation of a software alarms and a development support
center based in this alarms
• The cost issues related to the startup of an end user help desk were verified.
At last, a prototype program with demonstration purpose was build in order to show the
exposed concepts.

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The role of a knowledge engineer is crucial because they facilitate the systematization and formalization of rules and knowledge essential for the design, startup, and tuning of critical mission systems. They bridge the gap between conceptual system schemes and practical implementation, helping predict system dimensioning and lays down guidelines for high availability and contingency. By leading these efforts, knowledge engineers bring consistency and foresight into managing critical mission environments .

A prototype program can be used to simulate the behavior of intelligent alarms within a controlled environment, allowing stakeholders to observe the alarms' responses to system faults and their impact on business operations. This demonstration can showcase the integration of business rules with system operations, the procedures for alarm transmission, and the support center's response mechanisms. It serves as a practical example to validate theoretical concepts and refine them based on demonstration feedback .

Maintaining a unique company-wide time for all computer systems in critical mission deployments is essential for synchronizing event logs and ensuring consistency in data across platforms. This uniformity allows for accurate fault analysis and coordinated responses, significantly reducing the risk of miscommunication and data discrepancies, which can be critical in high-stakes environments .

Time synchronization across all company systems ensures that alarms and faults are logged with consistent timestamps, which is critical for tracking and analyzing the sequence of events leading to system issues. This consistency allows for accurate diagnosis and timely resolution of system faults, thus enhancing the reliability of fault impact analysis and the effectiveness of business alarm systems .

The documented needs include the creation of a robust software alarm system and a development support center to manage these alarms effectively. Additionally, the importance of addressing cost issues for starting up an end-user help desk was identified as crucial for operational success. These elements are essential to support the deployment and maintenance of critical mission systems .

Adding transactional structures for error handling during development positively impacts overall system performance by ensuring errors are efficiently managed and resolved. This proactive approach prevents reliance on database engines and operating systems to handle errors, leading to improved system reliability and user satisfaction. It also facilitates a smoother debugging process and better integration of error handling with business rules .

The formalization of rules benefits forecasting and dimensioning by providing a structured framework that predicts system behavior under various conditions, enabling the design of systems for high availability and robustness. It allows the company to anticipate potential issues and design contingencies in their critical mission systems, thus ensuring a high level of readiness and adaptability to different operational challenges .

Intelligent alarms detection can bridge the gap between business controls and typical control systems by providing a mechanism for early identification and management of system faults. By integrating business alarms that align with the company's business rules and conceptual schemes, it facilitates the synchronization of company-wide system operations. This alignment helps in visualizing alarms for responsible teams and in transmitting alarm information to a centralized support center, which further aids development support, help desk operations, and contingency coordination .

The introduction of a centralized debugging mechanism offers key benefits such as improved coordination between development and operational teams, streamlined error resolution, and faster deployment of system updates. It allows systematic tracking of system faults and their resolutions, enhances the quality of support provided to users, and ensures that the impact of errors on business operations is minimized .

A support center plays a critical role in enhancing the reliability of critical mission systems by serving as a nexus between development and operational support. It facilitates the integration of code for centralized debugging, provides a rule-based kernel to ensure higher quality assistance to end-users, and supports the alignment of user faults with system faults for improved fault resolution. The centralized nature of support centers also enables effective knowledge acquisition and dissemination within the organization .

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