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1. A method of analyzing a network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving description data which includes specification information concerning a specification of a network;
automatically determining, in a parser, model data by extracting explicit and implicit data from the description data, the explicit data being explicitly contained in the description data, and the implicit data being derived from the explicit data and predetermined rules and conditions; and
building a representation of the network using such model data.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for analyzing a network. The method and system convert network specification information into a single intermediate representation of the network. The intermediate representation can then be used to determine security parameters as well as expected data traffic parameters.
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1. A method of analyzing a network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving description data which includes specification information concerning a specification of a network; automatically determining, in a parser, model data by extracting explicit and implicit data from the description data, the explicit data being explicitly contained in the description data, and the implicit data being derived from the explicit data and predetermined rules and conditions; and building a representation of the network using such model data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. A method of analyzing a network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving description data which includes specification information concerning a specification of a network; automatically determining, in a configuration generator, a plurality of security parameters from a representation of the network based on the received description data; and configuring, in the configuration generator, security measures using the determined security parameters, wherein the automatically determining of the plurality of security parameters includes automatically determining model data by extracting explicit and implicit data from the description data, the explicit data being explicitly contained in the description data and the implicit data being derived from the explicit data and predetermined rules and conditions, and building a representation of the network using the determined model data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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10. A system for analyzing a network, comprising:
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a parser connected to receive description data which includes specification information concerning a specification of a network, wherein the parser is configured for automatically determining model data by extracting explicit and implicit data from the received description data, the explicit data being explicitly contained in the description data, and the implicit data being derived from the explicit data and predetermined rules and conditions, and the parser being configured for building representation data of the network using the determined model data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 30, 31)
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13. A system for analyzing a network, comprising:
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a security unit configured for receiving security parameters and configuring at least one security measure using the received security parameters; a configuration generator connected to receive representation data, the configuration generator being configured for generating the security parameters and automatically determining a plurality of security parameters from the received representation data for transmission to the security unit; and a parser connected to receive description data which includes specification information concerning a specification of a network, the parser being configured for generating the representation data and automatically determining model data by extracting explicit and implicit data from received description data, the explicit data being explicitly contained in the description data, and the implicit data being derived from the explicit data and predetermined rules and conditions, and the parser being configured for building representation data of the network using the determined model data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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