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Firewall rule management for hierarchical entities

US10587578B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nicira, Inc. · US

Inventors

Vasantha Kumar · Viralimalai, IN
Sriram Gopalakrishnan · Berkeley, US
Naveen Ramaswamy · Pune, IN
Anil Kumar · Kanchinakote, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 27, 2017
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/104
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

System and method for managing firewall rules for hierarchical entities modify a processing order of the firewall rules to be executed in a distributed computer system based on hit counts of the firewall rules and direct descendent relationships of destination entities of the firewall rules.

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