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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1997
Aseem Vaid, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Sawhney, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anand K Antur, San Jose, CA (US);
Naveen S Bisht, Campbell, CA (US);
Ukiah Software, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel method for a network of computers to improve quality of services using a combination of a bandwidth management tool in a firewall. The method includes the steps of providing a network directory services server providing network directory services to a plurality of network servers, each of the plurality of network servers coupled to one of the plurality of network quality of service devices, implementing a quality of service policy for the plurality of network quality of service devices on the network directory services server, and using the network directory services to provide configuration information for the plurality of network quality of service devices, in response to the quality of service policy.