METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR IMPLEMENTING A POLICY FOR A ROUTER

• US 20100027554A1
• Filed: 07/30/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tekelec Global, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Tekelec Global, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: KUTHAN, JIRI, TIRPÁK, MIKLÓS
• Granted Patent: US 9,769,053 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/604 Address structures or formats
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0894 Policy-based network configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/56 Routing software
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for implementing a policy for a router are disclosed. One method includes providing a meta administrator interface configured to facilitate the specification of one or more rules that form a policy definition. The method further includes automatically generating, based on the policy definition, an administrator interface for inputting rule data associated with the policy definition. Even further, the method includes storing the input rule data in one or more data structures associated with a router.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a policy for a router, the method comprising:

providing a meta administrator interface configured to facilitate the specification of one or more rules that form a policy definition;

automatically generating, based on the policy definition, an administrator interface for inputting rule data associated with the policy definition; and

storing the input rule data in one or more data structures associated with a router.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically generating an administrator interface includes automatically generating an administrator graphical user interface (GUI) screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the meta administrator interface comprises a meta administrator graphical user interface (GUI) screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more data structures are automatically generated based on the policy definition.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more data structures comprise routing tables.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of a trigger point for the policy.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of a condition of the policy.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the condition is one of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message attribute, a user/domain/global profile attribute, or the output of a previously executed policy.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of an action of the policy.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the action comprises routing a call via the router, altering the routed messages, or providing input for further policies.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the router comprises a SIP server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy comprises a routing feature.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein storing the rule data in one or more data structures associated with a router includes exporting the administrator interface or the rule data to a third party, wherein the third party uses the administrator interface or the rule data to update the third party'"'"'s router.

14. A system for implementing a policy for a router, the system comprising:

a meta administrator interface configured to facilitate the specification of one or more rules that form a policy definition;

an administrator interface automatically generated based on the policy definition and configured to facilitate the input of rule data associated with the policy definition; and

wherein the administrator interface populates one or more data structures associated with a router with the input rule data.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the administrator interface comprises an administrator graphical user interface (GUI) screen.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the meta administrator interface comprises a meta administrator graphical user interface (GUI) screen.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more data structures are automatically generated based on the policy definition.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more data structures comprise routing tables.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of a trigger point for the policy.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of a condition of the policy.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the condition is one of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message attribute, a user/domain/global profile attribute, or the output of a previously executed policy.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the specification of one or more rules comprises the specification of an action of the policy.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the action comprises routing a call via the router, altering the routed messages, or providing input for further policies.

24. The system of claim 14, wherein the router comprises a SIP server.

25. The system of claim 14, wherein the policy comprises a routing feature.

26. The system of claim 14 wherein the administrator interface or the rule data is exported to a third party, wherein the third party uses the administrator interface or the rule data to update the third party'"'"'s router.

27. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:

providing a meta administrator interface configured to facilitate the specification of one or more rules that form a policy definition;

automatically generating, based on the policy definition, an administrator interface for inputting rule data associated with the policy definition; and

storing the input rule data in one or more data structures associated with a router.