System and method for creating application groups
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1. A method of forming an application group, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of applications to be associated with an identifier; and
determining at least one rule associated with the identifier, the rule operable to define at least one operation of a network device that is conducted in response to the network device receiving data associated with one of the plurality of applications.
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Abstract
A method of forming an application group includes selecting a plurality of applications to be associated with an identifier and determining at least one rule associated with the identifier. The rule is operable to define at least one operation of a network device that is conducted in response to the network device receiving data associated with one of the plurality of applications.
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1. A method of forming an application group, the method comprising:
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selecting a plurality of applications to be associated with an identifier; and determining at least one rule associated with the identifier, the rule operable to define at least one operation of a network device that is conducted in response to the network device receiving data associated with one of the plurality of applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for using application groups to configure a router, the method comprising:
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an application group database, the application group database operable to store at least one application group, the application group being associated with a plurality of applications and an identifier; a configuration script database, the configuration script database operable to store at least one configuration script, the configuration script including a command operable to implement at least one rule associated with the identifier, the at least one rule operable to define at least one operation of a network device that is conducted in response to the network device receiving data associated with one of the plurality of applications included in the application group; and a processor operable to select the configuration script in response to receiving a request to configure the network device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of creating an application group, the method comprising:
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selecting a plurality of applications associated with an identifier; further selecting a plurality of protocols associated with the identifier, the plurality of protocols operable to be used by one or more of the plurality of applications to communicate data over a network; determining a plurality of rules associated with the identifier, the rules operable to define at least one operation of a network device that is conducted in response to the network device receiving data associated with one of the plurality of applications; and defining a class of service associated with the identifier, the class of service operable to define the amount of bandwidth permitted to be used by the plurality of applications to communicate data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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