System and method for improving network resource utilization
First Claim
1. A system for improving network utilization by controlling when messages are sent via a network comprising;
- first means for prioritizing network messages;
second means for employing message prioritization to determine when the network messages should be sent via the network and providing a signal in response thereto; and
third means for selectively sending the network messages in response to the signal.
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Abstract
A system for improving network resource utilization. The system includes a prioritizer that prioritizes received data by assigning one or more priority values thereto. A network resource monitor provides network resource information. A transmitter selectively transmits the data based on the network resource information and the one or more priority values. In a specific embodiment, the data includes network messages, and the prioritizer includes a prioritization mechanism that assigns a priority value to each of the network messages. A threshold-comparison mechanism compares each of the priority values to a threshold and provides comparison results in response thereto. The transmitter selectively transmits each of the network messages based on the comparison results. In an illustrative embodiment, the network messages include network alerts generated by an Intrusion Detection System (IDS).
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37 Claims
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1. A system for improving network utilization by controlling when messages are sent via a network comprising;
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first means for prioritizing network messages;
second means for employing message prioritization to determine when the network messages should be sent via the network and providing a signal in response thereto; and
third means for selectively sending the network messages in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for improving network resource utilization comprising:
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a first module capable of providing data;
a prioritizer adapted to prioritize the data by assigning one or more priority values thereto;
a network resource monitor that provides network resource information pertaining to available resources of the network; and
a transmitter that selectively transmits the data based on the network resource information and the one or more priority values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for strategically affecting flow of network messages comprising:
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first means for associating one or more of the network messages with one or more priority values;
second means for comparing the one or more priority values to threshold values representative of network bandwidth and providing a signal in response thereto; and
third means for selectively transmitting or routing one or more of the network messages corresponding to the one or more threshold values in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for improving network resource utilization comprising:
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providing data;
prioritizing the data by assigning one or more priority values thereto;
providing network resource information pertaining to available resources of the network; and
selectively transmitting the data via the network based on the network resource information and the one or more priority values.
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