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Verifying whether connectivity in a composed policy graph reflects a corresponding policy in input policy graphs

US10567384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2017
Grant dateFeb 18, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0263
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Example method includes: receiving, by a network device, a plurality of input policy graphs and a composed policy graph associated with the input policy graphs; dividing the composed policy graph into a plurality of sub-graphs, each sub-graph comprising a plurality of edges and a plurality of source nodes and destination nodes that the edges are connected to; selecting a first subset of sub-graphs that include, as a source node, a disjoint part of an original source EPG for each input policy graph; identifying a second subset within the first subset of sub-graphs that include, as a destination node, a disjoint part of an original destination EPG for the each input policy graph; and verifying whether connectivity in the composed policy graph reflects a corresponding policy in the plurality of input policy graphs for each sub-graph in the second subset.

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