Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-31
2001-08-07
Coulter, Kenneth R. (Department: 2154)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06272540
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an arrangement and method for providing a flexible management of a network.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Most of conventional network interface cards (“NICs”) are essentially passive devices. A basic functionality of the conventional NICs is to send and/or receive data packets between components (e.g., desktops, servers, etc.) of the network. In addition, the conventional NICs provide a simple management and a consistent level of performance in switched or shared networks regardless of a software application. The conventional NICs do not directly “interact” with other network components and do not participate in managing of network resources and services.
Some conventional software applications for managing the network, groupware, priority business applications, multicast-based applications, and multimedia applications require the network to be capable of monitoring traffic levels, enforcing policies and adjusting the resource. Delivering these and other functionalities (e.g., creating a virtual local area network (“VLAN”)) while controlling complexity, requires that the network components interact with the network.
Although, there are some conventional network packet classification (or filtering) systems which are utilized in conventional networks (e.g., a network sniffer), such conventional network packet classification systems are primitive and do not provide assistance in an intelligent network management.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for managing a network which is coupling at least a first component and a remote component. A database is transmitted from the first component to the remote component via the network. The database includes filter data having at least one condition and action data corresponding to the at least one condition. A data packet is transmitted from the first component to the remote component via the network. The data packet includes a plurality of fields and data. The fields of the data packet are filtered at the remote component to determine if the at least one condition is satisfied.
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Aditya Vikas
Yadav Satyendra
Yavatkar Raj S.
Coulter Kenneth R.
Intel Corporation
Kenyon & Kenyon
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