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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Suzanne Thebaut, Amesbury, MA (US);
Walter Scott, Salem, NH (US);
Eric Rustici, Londonderry, NH (US);
Prasan Kaikini, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lundy Lewis, Mason, NH (US);
Rajiv Malik, Nashua, NH (US);
Steve Sycamore, Nashua, NH (US);
Roger Dev, Durham, NH (US);
Oliver Ibe, Andover, MA (US);
Ajay Aggarwal, Somersworth, NH (US);
Todd Wohlers, Dover, NH (US);
Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc., Portsmouth, NH (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for determining an enforceable policy applicable to one or more network devices. The method includes attaching one or more rule elements to one or more domain elements to create policies, the domain elements representing network devices and groups of network devices, and the rule elements defining actions, a method for determining whether a conflict exists between the polices, and a method for resolving the conflicts to produce one or more enforceable policies.