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Technique for policy conflict resolution using priority with variance

  • US 8,503,310 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2010
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • ascertaining a value for an option for a particular policy of a plurality of policies that are ranked in a priority order;

    applying, by a node in a computer network, a variance to the value associated with the option for the particular policy to define a range of acceptable values for the particular policy;

    determining, by the node, whether one or more other options exist that have values within the range of acceptable values for the particular policy; and

    in response to the determining,if no other options exist that have values within the range of acceptable values for the particular policy, selecting the option, andif one or more other options exist that have values within the range of acceptable values for the particular policy, repeating the ascertaining, applying and determining for a next lower priority policy of the plurality of policies to consider the one or more other options, the repeating to occur successively until an option is selected.

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