System and method for network configuration
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1. A method for establishing communications over a network comprising:
- receiving input data from a user through a user interface; and
comparing the input data with a knowledge base containing rules of a network architecture; and
determining the validity of said input data from said comparison of said input data with said rules of the network architecture.
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Abstract
The system and method of this invention configures the protocols of a network architecture as an expert system. The expert system utilizes the knowledge of the network architecture, and offers intelligent advice to system users in the event of an invalid request to enable the entry of a valid request to establish communications through the network.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for establishing communications over a network comprising:
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receiving input data from a user through a user interface; and comparing the input data with a knowledge base containing rules of a network architecture; and determining the validity of said input data from said comparison of said input data with said rules of the network architecture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for establishing a network configuration in accordance with protocols of a network architecture comprising:
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a current data base representing a current state of the network configuration; means for displaying the current data base and input data to a user; a knowledge base having a table of rules of the network architecture; and means for applying the input data against the knowledge base for determining the validity of said input data; and means for storing the input data in said current data base if said input data is determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for establishing a network configuration in accordance with a plurality of protocols of a network architecture, said computer program product comprising:
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means for incorporating the protocols of the network architecture into a table of rules; means for determining the validity of user input data with said table of rules; and means for feeding back to the user at least one of said rules in said table of rules if said user input is determined to be in valid. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for receiving input data, from a user of a data processing system, for establishing a network connection in accordance with protocols of a network architecture, comprising:
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means for incorporating the protocols of the network architecture into a table of rules; means for referencing at least one dependent rule within one of said rules in said table of rules; means for determining the validity of user input data with said one of said rules and said at least one of said dependent rules; and means for feeding back to the user at least one of said rules in said table of rules if said user input is determined to be invalid for correcting an error in said invalid user input data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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