Method and apparatus for use in specifying and insuring policies for management of computer networks
US6732168B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A policy-based network management system is realized by enabling policy-based management programs to be defined via run-time loading of “policy packages” that are collections of reusable “policy components”. Such reusable policy components may be written by the vendor of the policy-based management system, or by system-administrators, who are the users of policy-based management systems or even by third-party people, who may be experts in the management of specific application domains such as vendors of network devices. In the latter case, these policy components can be assembled into a functionally complete policy package by system administrators. Alternatively, the system administrators can also load a pre-assembled policy package into a management server and only have to specify the desired service level goals.
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