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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2005
Alain Jules Mayer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alain Jules Mayer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Redseal Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for a computer system includes determining network devices within a network topology, wherein the network devices includes a first application server hosting a first application, receiving a policy for the network comprising requirements of a first application server including a description of a set of required network traffic, receiving a plurality of configuration files associated with the plurality of network devices, determining a network configuration model in response to the plurality of configuration files, computing network traffic on all network paths to and from the first application server to determine a plurality of computed paths, determining if the network traffic includes at least the set of required network traffic associated with the first server, and generating a report indicating whether the network traffic includes at least the set of required network traffic.