Network policy distribution
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a client, a file including both a network policy and multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy from a first schema to multiple, different schemas, the file being the same file that is received by at least plural other clients within a network system;
translating the network policy, in the client, into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client; and
configuring the network system based on the translated network policy.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method includes receiving a specification for translating a network policy from a first schema to a second, different schema and translating the network policy into the second different schema based on the specification. A network system is configured based on the translated policy.
100 Citations
33 Claims
-
1. A method, comprising:
-
receiving, in a client, a file including both a network policy and multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy from a first schema to multiple, different schemas, the file being the same file that is received by at least plural other clients within a network system; translating the network policy, in the client, into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client; and configuring the network system based on the translated network policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. An article comprising a machine-readable medium which stores machine-executable instructions for checking events performed by a device, the instructions causing a machine to:
-
receive, in a client, a file including both a network policy and multiple translation specifications for translating a policy from a first schema to multiple, different schemas, the file being the same file received by at least plural other clients in a network system; translate the network policy into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client; and configure the network system based on the translated network policy. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. An apparatus comprising:
-
a memory which stores computer readable instructions; and a processor which executes the computer readable instructions to; receive in a client, a file including both a network policy and multiple translation specifications for translating a policy from a first schema to multiple, different schemas, the file being the same file received by at least plural other clients in a network system; translate the network policy into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client; and configure the network system based on the translated network policy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method, comprising:
-
sending a network policy to a client computer; said network policy being for configuring a network system according to a first schema; sending multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy to the client computer; said multiple translation specifications being for translating the network policy from the first schema to multiple, different schemas; said network policy and said multiple translation specifications being sent in a file, the file being the same file received by at least plural other clients in a network system; receiving an indication that the client computer cannot translate the network policy; translating the network policy into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications in response to said receiving, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client computer; and after said translating, sending the translated network policy to a client computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. An article comprising a computer-readable medium which stores computer-executable instructions for checking events performed by a device, the instructions causing a machine to:
-
send a network policy for configuring a network system according to a first schema to plural clients in the network system, including at least a first client computer; send multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy from the first schema to multiple different schemas to the first client computer; said network policy and said multiple translation specifications being sent in a file, the file being the same file received by at least said plural clients in the network system; receive an indication that the first client computer cannot translate the network policy; translate the network policy into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications in response to said received indication, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the first client; and send a translated network policy to the first client computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. An apparatus comprising:
-
a memory which stores computer readable instructions; a processor which executes the computer readable instructions to; send a network policy for configuring a network system according to a first schema to a client computer; send multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy from the first schema to multiple, different schemas to the client computer; said network policy and said multiple translation specifications being sent in a file, the file being the same file received by all clients in a network; receive an indication that the client computer cannot translate the network policy; translate the network policy into one of the multiple, different schemas based on one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the client computer; and send a translated network policy to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A method of configuring a network comprising:
-
transmitting a file that includes both network policy according to a first schema and multiple translation specifications for translating the network policy from the first schema to multiple, different schemas from a server, said transmitting comprising transmitting the file to all clients in a network; receiving the network policy and the multiple translation specifications on a first client computer; translating on the first client computer the network policy from the first schema to one of the multiple, different schemas using one of the multiple translation specifications, the one of the multiple, different schemas being associated with the first client computer; and configuring the network system on the first client computer using on the translated network policy. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
-
Specification