Centralized network control
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Abstract
A method of network control. The method includes collecting real-time operation information on one or more first network elements of a network, selecting a policy to be implemented by at least one second network element, different from the first network element, responsive to the collected real time information from the one or more first network elements, the at least one second element including an end-point element of the network and enforcing the selected policy on an agent hosted by the at least one second network element.
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40 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A method of network control, comprising:
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collecting real-time operation information on one or more first network elements of a network;
selecting a policy to be implemented by at least one second network element, different from the first network element, responsive to the collected real time information from the one or more first network elements, the at least one second element including an end-point element of the network and hosting an agent, and enforcing the selected policy on the agent hosted by the at least one second network element.
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40. A network management system, comprising:
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an input interface;
an output interface; and
a processor adapted to collect attribute values from a plurality of network elements of a network through the input interface, to find groups of network elements having similar attribute values for a plurality of attributes and to transmit a policy selected responsive to the groups, through the output interface.
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