摘要 |
A method and a device for managing state changes (Init, Run, Suspend, Resume, End) of a managed entity ( 302 ) includes a memory ( 906 ) and a processor ( 904 ) adapted to represent each state change of a managed entity ( 302 ) as a separate node ( 1 - 5 ) in a graph ( 300 ), represent a state transition as an edge (E<SUB>ij</SUB>) connecting a first node with a first state value to a second node with a second state value, and determine a cost (C) of each edge (E<SUB>ij</SUB>) that is part of a set of edges (E) that form at least two paths connecting the first node and the second by applying at least one policy (P) to each edge (E<SUB>ij</SUB>), the first and second nodes representing an initial and a final state change of the managed entity ( 302 ).
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