Aggregating policy criteria parameters into ranges for efficient network analysis
US8005945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5003
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network configuration is processed to identify each policy and the criteria associated with each policy. The criteria of the policies are processed to identify a non-overlapping set of ranges of the criteria parameter, each range being associated with a particular policy or set of policies. In a preferred embodiment, the criteria include the protocol, the source and destination IP addresses, and the source and destination ports, and a default range is defined for each criteria parameter.
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