Merging multiple system trees over a data exchange layer

• US 10,205,798 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Musarubra US LLC (Musarubra US SellCo LLC)
• Original Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Inventors: Das, Sudeep, Hanson, II, Don R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chacko, Joe
• Application Number:
  US14/913,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,881 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/55 Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5061 Partitioning or combining of resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

In an example, there is disclosed a method or system for merging multiple system trees of different resources based in multiple locations over a data exchange layer. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system for merging assets of different types within one or more tree-based locations. For example, an end node may be represented in a single location, a single message broker may provide services for and be represented in multiple locations. The asset to asset relationships within merged trees may be used to ensure availability of services and visualization of the system for management purposes.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums having stored thereon executable instructions providing an asset tree manager, the instructions operable to instruct a processor to:

receive a first asset from a first asset repository;

receive a plurality of second assets from a second asset repository;

select an optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets; and

provide a message on a data exchange layer (DXL) enterprise service bus notifying the first asset of the optimal second asset.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further operable to provide a message on the DXL enterprise service bus notifying the optimal second asset of the first asset.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 or 2, wherein:

the instructions operable to receive the first asset from the first asset repository are further operable to receive metadata for the first asset;

the instructions operable to receive a plurality of second assets from the second asset repository are further operable to receive metadata for each of the plurality of second assets; and

the instructions operable to select the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets are further operable to correlate the metadata for the first asset with the metadata for the plurality of second assets.

4. The computer-readable medium of any of claims 1-3, wherein the instructions are further operable to provide an asset management console for receiving user inputs.

5. The computer-readable medium of any of claims 1-4, wherein the instructions operable to select the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets are further operable to receive user inputs from the asset management console.

6. The computer-readable medium of any of claims 1-5, wherein the instructions operable to provide an asset management console are further operable to provide a graphical user interface with a drag-and-drop capability.

7. The computer-readable medium of any of claims 1-6, wherein the instructions operable to provide the message on the DXL enterprise service bus are further operable to provide the message as a DXL publication.

8. An asset tree manager, comprising:

a processor;

a network interface configured to communicatively coupled a processor to a data exchange later (DXL) enterprise service bus; and

a memory having stored therein executable instructions operable to instruct the processor to;

receive a first asset from a first asset repository;

receive a plurality of second assets from a second asset repository;

select an optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets; and

provide a message on a data exchange layer (DXL) enterprise service bus notifying the first asset of the optimal second asset.

9. The asset tree manager of claim 8, wherein the instructions are further operable to provide a message on the DXL enterprise service bus notifying the optimal second asset of the first asset.

10. The computer-readable medium of 8 or 9, wherein:

the instructions operable to receive the first asset from the first asset repository are further operable to receive metadata for the first asset;

the instructions operable to receive a plurality of second assets from the second asset repository are further operable to receive metadata for each of the plurality of second assets; and

the instructions operable to select the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets are further operable to correlate the metadata for the first asset with the metadata for the plurality of second assets.

11. The asset tree manager of any of claims 8-10, wherein the instructions are further operable to provide an asset management console for receiving user inputs.

12. The asset tree manager of any of claims 8-11, wherein the instructions operable to select the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets are further operable to receive user inputs from the asset management console.

13. The asset tree manager of any of claims 8-12, wherein the instructions operable to provide an asset management console are further operable to provide a graphical user interface with a drag-and-drop capability.

14. The asset tree manager of any of claims 8-13, wherein the instructions operable to provide the message on the DXL enterprise service bus are further operable to provide the message as a DXL publication.

15. A method of providing an asset tree manager on a data exchange layer (DXL) enterprise service bus, comprising:

receiving a first asset from a first asset repository;

receiving a plurality of second assets from a second asset repository;

selecting an optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets; and

providing a message on a data exchange layer (DXL) enterprise service bus notifying the first asset of the optimal second asset.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing a message on the DXL enterprise service bus notifying the optimal second asset of the first asset.

17. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein:

receiving the first asset from the first asset repository further comprises receiving metadata for the first asset;

receiving a plurality of second assets from the second asset repository further comprises receiving metadata for each of the plurality of second assets; and

selecting the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets further comprises correlating the metadata for the first asset with the metadata for the plurality of second assets.

18. The method of any of claims 15-17, further comprising providing an asset management console for receiving user inputs.

19. The method of any of claims 15-18, wherein selecting the optimal second asset from the plurality of second assets further comprises receiving user inputs from the asset management console.

20. The method of any of claims 15-19, wherein providing an asset management console further comprises providing a graphical user interface with a drag-and-drop capability.

21. The method of any of claims 15-20, wherein providing the message on the DXL enterprise service bus further comprises providing him the message as a DXL publication.