Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Eng, David Y. (Department: 2155)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C709S220000, C709S203000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06859827
ABSTRACT:
A technique for automatically identifying and assigning devices to device proxies in a policy based network management system is described. Each device proxy registers a filter with the device discovery. The filter may identify one or more characteristics of devices and may also include a communications protocol to be used by the device discovery to communicate with devices. The device discovery, preferably using the specified protocol, obtains device specific information and then identifies devices in the network that match the filters. The device discovery notifies each device proxy of which devices match the proxy's filter. Each device proxy updates its list of devices that it can policy manage based on the notification from the device discovery. Control policies are distributed from a policy server to each of the device proxies. Each device proxy then sends a policy to one or more devices to be policy managed.
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Brake Edward
Eng David Y.
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