Directory enabled policy management tool for intelligent traffic management
US6502131B1 · kind B1 · utility
994Cited by
5References
36Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/01
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system (100) for monitoring or profiling quality of service within one or more information sources in a network of computers. The method includes a step of providing a network of computers, each being coupled to each other to form a local area network. The network of computers has a firewall server (110) coupled to the network of computers and a distributed traffic management tool coupled to the firewall server. The method also includes implementing traffic monitoring or profiling of incoming and outgoing information from one of the information sources.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.