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Network management method using specification authorizing network task management software to operate on specified task management hardware computing components

  • US 10,237,140 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2016
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network management method comprising:

  • deploying an arrangement of network task managers on a network, said arrangement of network task managers comprising at least one specification that defines trust domain membership and/or privileges including specifying;

    at least one task manager software component authorized to operate on a trust domain,at least one task management hardware computing component upon which the task manager software component is authorized to operate,at least one network collection software,at least one collection hardware computing component upon which the network collection software is authorized to operate, andat least one network collection specification specifying information the at least one network collection software is authorized to collect from the network,the deploying further comprising determining whether the at least one specification that defines trust domain memberships and/or privileges identifies the at least one network task manager software component as being authorized to operate on the specified at least one task management hardware computing component; and

    if the determining determines the at least one specification that defines trust domain membership and/or privileges identifies the at least one network task manager software component as being authorized to operate on the specified at least one task management hardware computing component, deploying the specified at least one network task manager software component, the at least one network collection software, and the at least one task management hardware computing component on the network, wherein the at least one collection hardware computing component includes a processor, storage, network interface, and operating system software, andexecuting said task manager software component on the specified at least one task management hardware computing component to manage the execution of the at least one network collection software on the at least one collection hardware computing component to at least in part manage the trust domain.

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