Abstract:
A device (100) for evaluating a network related relevance of a network element (201) 5 linked to one or more further network elements (202 to 206) in a network (200), the device (100) comprising a determination unit (103) adapted for determining the network related relevance of the network element (201) based on a quantitative occurrence of the network element (201) in hits of a number of predetermined network element patterns (207), at least a part of the number of predetermined 10 network element patterns (207) being indicative of a link between at least two network elements (208, 209) representing a part of the network (201).