摘要 |
A multi-stage event detector for monitoring a system, the multi-stage event detector including: a process generator operable to generate main and sub-processes, each main and sub-process being operable to generate and initiate one or more detection agents each of which is operable to be triggered by detecting the occurrence of a trigger event and to report back to its generating process or sub-process upon being so triggered. Each process or sub-process is operable to respond to receipt of a report from a triggered detection agent by either reporting the detection of a multi-stage event or part thereof to either a parent process or sub-process or to an overall controller, or to generate and initiate a detection agent or a sub-process. |