Control tool for bandwidth management
AssigneeUkiah Software, Inc.
InventorsAseem Vaid, Atul Pandit, Gregory Rakoshitz, Sanjeev Putta
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Abstract
A method and system (100) for monitoring quality of service within a network of computers. The method includes a step of providing a network of computers, each being coupled to each other to form a local area network. The network of computers has a firewall server (110) coupled to the network of computers and a traffic management tool coupled to the firewall server. The method also includes implementing traffic control for incoming and outgoing information using one or more rules.
Claims23
A system for monitoring and managing quality of service within a network of computers, said system comprising:
- a network of computers, each being coupled to each other to form said network;
- a firewall server coupled to said network of computers;
- and
- a traffic management tool coupled to said firewall server, said traffic management tool implementing traffic control for incoming and outgoing information using one or more rules, said information being of one or more of a plurality of traffic classes, and each or said rules including one or more of said plurality of traffic classes and a policy.
A method form monitoring and managing quality of service within a network of computers, said method comprising:
- providing a network of computers, each of said computers begin coupled to each other to form said network, said network of computers comprising a firewall server coupled to said network of computers and a traffic management tool coupled to said firewall server;
- and
- said traffic management tool implementing traffic control for incoming and outgoing information using one or more rules, said information being of one or more of a plurality of traffic classes, and each or said rules including one or more of said plurality of traffic classes and a policy.
A method of providing quality of service to a network of computers, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flow of information to a bandwidth management tool connected to said network of computers;
- classifying said information into one of a plurality of traffic classes;
- selecting said classified information based upon the traffic class into which it is classified and a selected time;
- and
- applying a policy to said classified information to control said flow of said classified information based upon said policy.
A system for providing quality of service to a network of computers, said system including a computer memory comprising:
- a first code that is directed to classifying a flow of information into one of a plurality of traffic classes;
- a second code that is directed to selecting said classified information based upon the traffic class into which it is classified and a selected time;
- and
- a third code that is directed to applying a policy to said classified information to control said flow of information based upon said policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.