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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Qi Ming NG, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attila J. Hunyady, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ning Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hung Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Qi Ming Ng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attila J. Hunyady, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ning Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hung Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
GIGAMON INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of configuring a network component includes providing a plurality of templates, each of which is selectable for configuring the network component, wherein each of the templates has a set of available attributes associated thereto and includes a plurality of entry groups, each of the entry groups including a plurality of entries for allowing network processing rules that involve one or more of the attributes to be entered. The method also includes receiving an input regarding a desired attribute to be considered in a network process, and selecting one of the templates for configuring the network component based on the received input, wherein the act of selecting is performed automatically using a processor.