Graphical configuration interface for network policy
US8452876B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphical user interface for configuring policies which manage traffic over a computer network. An implementation of the invention disassociates the definition of traffic policies from their logical and physical application to the network and its constituent devices. One implementation allows a network manager to define traffic policies through user inputs such as dragging and dropping rule templates with a mouse. An implementation further allows such policies to be logically applied to parts and subparts of the computer network through the dragging and dropping of the policies and defined network endpoints. One implementation of the invention then provides multiple views of these policies as applied.
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