Rule set verification
US7760730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5093
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flow manager may receive prioritized packet flow rules from one or more network services where each rule may include a packet filter and prioritized actions. Each action of a packet flow rule may be either terminating or non-terminating. A flow manager may generate a unified rule set according to the received packet flow rules and may additionally validate the unified rule set to identity errors. When validating the unified rule set, a flow manager may compare the unified rule set against one or more defined policies. Alternatively, a flow manager may apply the unified rule set to either captured or manually specified simulated network packets. A flow manager may also identity extraneous rules or actions. Further, a flow manager may present the unified rule set for manual verification and may receive input identifying errors and specifying modification to correct the errors.
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