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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2009
Ted T. Kuo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Li-jen Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Bo-chieh Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Abramowitz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Andrea Peiro, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ted T. Kuo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Li-Jen Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Bo-chieh Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Abramowitz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Andrea Peiro, Redwood City, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for managing network resources. A central unified services and device management framework is operated to simultaneously manage various types of resources on behalf of multiple organizations. Within the framework, a common management layer provides services (e.g., account management, event logging) common to multiple different services and devices. Within a specific management layer, separate subsystems are implemented for different devices or types of devices. The device-specific subsystems invoke device-independent functional modules through primitives exposed by the common management layer. A given organization may establish tiered logical constructs to group resources deployed at different physical locations (e.g., cities, offices) or within different subdivisions of the organizations (e.g., subsidiaries, departments).