Dynamically responding to non-network events at a network device in a computer network
US8185618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0856
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique dynamically responds to non-network events at a network device in a computer network. According to the novel technique, one or more sensors automatically detect (sense) one or more non-network events, and notifications of the non-network events are then transmitted over the network. One or more network devices (e.g., data centers, servers, routers, etc.) detect the notifications of the network events, and dynamically respond to the non-network events based on one or more associated policies. For example, one or more network-based policies may be defined that modify one or more network configuration parameters in response to the non-network events. Alternatively or in addition, one or more physical-based policies may be defined that instruct one or more network-attached physical control devices to modify one or more physical parameters.
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