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Computer system and computer-implemented process for simultaneous configuration and monitoring of a computer network

  • US 6,041,347 A
  • Filed: 10/24/1997
  • Issued: 03/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented process for simultaneously configuring parameters of devices in a computer network, comprising the steps of:

  • defining a hierarchy of logical groups of objects corresponding to machines and groups of machines in the computer network;

    defining rules associated with the objects, wherein a rule specifies a type of traffic, a communication protocol, and indication of whether the rule is associated with the object acting as a sender or as a receiver of information, wherein each object inherits all rules associated with each group in which it is a member;

    processing the defined rules to produce a set of control parameters for machines in the computer network; and

    applying the control parameters to machines in the computer network.

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