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AssigneeEnterasys Networks, Inc.
InventorsJames Richmond, Paula Jane Dunigan, David L. Kjendal, Steven A. Pettit
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A user's usage of network resources is controlled, after the user has been authenticated, without using any network resources beyond the user's entry point to the network. Packet rules may be provisioned to the user's entry point to the network, and the packet rules may be applied to each packet received from the user before any network resources beyond the entry point are used. These packet rules may be associated with an identity of the user and then provisioned to the user's entry point in response to the user being authenticated. Usage of network resources of a communications network by a user beyond a network device of the communications network that serves as the user's entry point to the communications network is controlled. The port module of the network device is configured with one or more packet rules corresponding to an identity of the user. A packet is received from a device used by the user at the port module, and, before using any of the network resources beyond the network device, the one or more packet rules are applied to the received packet. Another embodiment is provided for controlling usage of network resources of a communications network by a user. The user has an assigned role with respect to the communications network, and the assigned role is associated with one or more packet rules, each packet rule including a condition and action to be taken if a packet received at a device satisfies the condition. A packet including identification information of the user is received from a device of the user at a port module of a network device. The assigned role of the user is determined based on the identification information, and the port module is configured with the one or more packet rules associated with the assigned role of the user.
A method of controlling usage of network resources of a communications network by a user beyond a network device of the communications network that serves as the user's entry point to the communications network, the method comprising acts of:
A network device serving as an entry point to a communications network for a user and operative to control usage of network resources by the user beyond the network device, the network device comprising:
A network device serving as an entry point to a communications network for a user, the network device operative to control usage of network resources beyond the network device by the user and comprising:
A computer program product, comprising:
A method of controlling usage of network resources of a communications network by a user, wherein the user has an assigned role with respect to the communications network, and the assigned role is associated with one or more packet rules, each packet rule including a condition and action to be taken if a packet received at a device satisfies the condition, the method comprising acts of:
A system for controlling usage of network resources of a communications network by a user, wherein the user has an assigned role with respect to the communications network, and the assigned role is associated with one or more packet rules, each packet rule including a condition and action to be taken if a packet received at a device satisfies the condition, the system comprising:
A system for controlling usage of network resources of a communications network by a user, wherein the user has an assigned role with respect to the communications network, and the assigned role is associated with one or more packet rules, each packet rule including a condition and action to be taken if a packet received at a device satisfies the condition, the system comprising:
A computer program product, comprising:
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