Transmitting aggregated information arising from appnet information

• US 8,055,797 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MEC Management, LLC (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Mangione-Smith, William Henry, Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHINGLES, KRISTIE D
• Application Number:
  US11/640,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,789 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/201, 709/238, 709/246, 712/11, 700/100
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/50 Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227

Abstract

A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core, and for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core, transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core, or signaling via a third core a partial service configuration change at least in the first core in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core, wherein signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises identifying a portion of the first application at the first core;

aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core; and

transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core, wherein transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises;

associating a dissemination policy with at least the first application; and

transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information according to the dissemination policy.

2. The method of claim 1 in which signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises:

signaling via a control an option to include the first application.

3. The method of claim 1 in which aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

signaling an application cluster relating with the first core and with the second core, the application cluster including at least the first application; and

applying a common data aggregation policy to the application cluster.

4. The method of claim 1 in which transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

including at least a time-indicative event indicator within the portion of the aggregated information.

5. A first method comprising:

performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to a second method including;

signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core, wherein signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises identifying a portion of the first application at the first core;

aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core; and

transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core, wherein transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises;

associating a dissemination policy with at least the first application; and

transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information according to the dissemination policy.

6. The first method of claim 5 in which performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to a second method comprises:

performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to the aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

7. The first method of claim 5 in which performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to a second method comprises:

performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to the transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

8. A network subsystem comprising:

means for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core, wherein the means for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises means for identifying a portion of the first application at the first core;

means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core; and

circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core, wherein the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises;

means for associating a dissemination policy with at least the first application; and

means for transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information according to the dissemination policy.

9. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for implementing at least one aggregation policy obtained from the received data.

10. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for receiving an indication of activity in the first application as the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

11. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for receiving a selection of the first application as the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

12. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for requesting information from the first application.

13. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises:

means for sending a message to the first application relating with the first core and with the second core.

14. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises:

means for signaling via a control an option to include the first application.

15. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for adding one or more policy selections to a data aggregation.

16. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for adding one or more error records to a data aggregation.

17. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for adding one or more connectivity indicators to a data aggregation.

18. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for updating a policy for aggregating the information.

19. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least in a data aggregation a service configuration change indicator and at least one of an error record, a timestamp, or a network address.

20. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least one or more object handles in a data aggregation.

21. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for adding one or more search terms to a data aggregation.

22. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for associating the dissemination policy at least with the first application and with a recipient identifier.

23. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information in response to an authority-indicative request message.

24. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for recording one or more system registry values.

25. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least a link-layer protocol indicator within the portion of the aggregated information.

26. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least a time-indicative event indicator within the portion of the aggregated information.

27. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for selecting at least the portion of the aggregated information in response to receiving a selection policy.

28. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for broadcasting at least the portion of the aggregated information.

29. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least in a data aggregation a service configuration change indicator and at least one of an error record, a timestamp, or a network address;

means for adding one or more of a policy selection, an error record, a search term, or a connectivity indicator to the data aggregation;

means for receiving at least a selection of the first application as the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core;

means for updating a policy for aggregating the information; and

means for recording one or more system registry values.

30. The network subsystem of claim 29 in which the means for signaling a first application relating with a first core and with a second core comprises:

means for sending a message to the first application relating with the first core and with the second core; and

means for signaling via a control an option to include the first application.

31. The network subsystem of claim 8 in which the means for aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for requesting information from the first application;

means for including at least one or more object handles in a data aggregation;

means for adding one or more of a policy selection, an error record, a search term, or a connectivity indicator to the data aggregation;

means for receiving at least a selection of the first application and an indication of activity in the first application as the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core; and

means for implementing at least one aggregation policy obtained from the received data.

32. The network subsystem of claim 31 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least a link-layer protocol indicator and a time-indicative event indicator within at least the portion of the aggregated information;

means for associating the dissemination policy at least with the first application and with a recipient identifier;

means for selecting at least the portion of the aggregated information in response to receiving a selection policy; and

means for broadcasting at least the portion of the aggregated information.

33. The network subsystem of claim 14 in which the circuitry means for transmitting at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application relating with the first core and with the second core comprises:

means for including at least a link-layer protocol indicator and a time-indicative event indicator within at least the portion of the aggregated information;

means for associating the dissemination policy at least with the first application and with a recipient identifier;

means for selecting at least the portion of the aggregated information in response to receiving a selection policy; and

means for transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information in response to an authority-indicative request message.

34. A method comprising:

signaling a first application distributed across a first core and a second core;

aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application distributed across the first core and the second core; and

transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application distributed across the first core and the second core, wherein transmitting by circuitry at least a portion of the information aggregated in response to the data received after signaling the first application distributed across the first core and the second core comprises;

associating a dissemination policy with at least the first application; and

transmitting at least the portion of the aggregated information according to the dissemination policy.

35. The method of claim 34 in which the first application distributed across the first core and the second core comprises an application executing on the first core and the second core.

36. The method of claim 34 in which aggregating information in response to data received after signaling the first application distributed across the first core and the second core comprises:

signaling an application cluster distributed across the first core and the second core, the application cluster including at least the first application; and

applying a common data aggregation policy to the application cluster.

37. The method of claim 36 in which signaling an application cluster distributed across the first core and the second core comprises:

signaling the application cluster distributed across the first core and the second core in accordance with one or more cluster definitions.

38. The method of claim 34 in which associating a dissemination policy with at least the first application comprises:

assigning a multiple-tier dissemination policy for multiple users.