US 2010/0074108 A1 · Virtual partitioned policy space

Abstract

A method is provided for virtually partitioning policy space of traffic control equipment of a computer network. An operation is performed for creating a plurality of policy lists each including at least one policy. Each policy list is configured for influencing flow of a respective portion of traffic in a prescribed manner through the traffic control equipment. An operation is performed for assigning a unique identifier to each policy list and an operation is performed for assigning each portion of the traffic the unique identifier of one of the policy lists. Thereafter, an operation is performed for establishing within the policy space an association between each portion of the traffic and one of the policy lists dependent upon matching the assigned identifiers thereof whereby the flow of each portion of the traffic through the traffic control equipment is influenced by the associated policy list.

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Dependent claims

A method for virtually partitioning policy space of traffic control equipment of a computer network, comprising:

creating a plurality of policy lists each including at least one policy, wherein each one of said policy lists is configured for influencing flow of a respective portion of traffic in a prescribed manner through said traffic control equipment;
assigning a unique identifier to each one of said policy lists;
assigning each portion of said traffic the unique identifier of one of said policy lists;
and
establishing within said policy space an association between each portion of said traffic and a respective one of said policy lists dependent upon matching said assigned identifiers thereof whereby said flow of each portion of said traffic through said traffic control equipment is influenced by said associated policy list and such that said policy space is virtually partitioned amongst at least one of said policy lists.

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An apparatus having data processor-readable instructions thereon and being accessible therefrom, said instructions being configured for:

allowing a plurality of policy lists to be created, wherein each one of said policy lists includes at least one policy and wherein each one of said policy lists is configured for influencing flow of a respective portion of traffic in a prescribed manner through said traffic control equipment;
allowing a unique identifier to be assigned to each one of said policy lists;
allowing each portion of said traffic to be assigned the unique identifier of one of said policy lists;
and
causing an association between each portion of said traffic and a respective one of said policy lists to be establishes within said policy space dependent upon matching said assigned identifiers thereof whereby said flow of each portion of said traffic through said traffic control equipment is influenced by said associated policy list and such that said policy space is virtually partitioned amongst at least one of said policy lists.

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Traffic control equipment configured for deployment within a computer network, wherein said traffic control equipment is configured for:

allowing a plurality of policy lists to be created, wherein each one of said policy lists includes at least one policy and wherein each one of said policy lists is configured for influencing flow of a respective portion of traffic in a prescribed manner through said traffic control equipment;
allowing a unique identifier to be assigned to each one of said policy lists;
allowing each portion of said traffic to be assigned the unique identifier of one of said policy lists;
and
causing an association between each portion of said traffic and a respective one of said policy lists to be establishes within said policy space dependent upon matching said assigned identifiers thereof whereby said flow of each portion of said traffic through said traffic control equipment is influenced by said associated policy list and such that said policy space is virtually partitioned amongst at least one of said policy lists.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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