Systems and methods for enterprise mission management of a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for enterprise mission management of a computer network in which node operations are dynamically configurable, the method comprising:
- configuring said computer network to behave in accordance with at least one first mission plan of a plurality of mission plans, said first mission plan specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one first identity parameter of a plurality of identity parameters contained in a data packet is to be dynamically modified by at least one first node of said computer network based on a first selected function, where the plurality of identity parameters uniquely identify hardware and software of at least one node of the plurality of nodes in said computer network;
detecting a first trigger event within said computer network which indicates that a new mission plan needs to be implemented within said computer network;
obtaining a second mission plan of the plurality of mission plans in response to said trigger event, the second mission plan different from the first mission plan and specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one second identity parameter of the plurality of identity parameters is to be dynamically modified by at least one second node of the computer network based on a second selected function;
determining if any conflicts exist between operations of the second node defined by the second mission plan and operations of the first node defined by the first mission plan; and
configuring operations of said computer network to further behave in accordance with said second mission plan such that said manner as specified by the second mission plan is different than said manner specified by the first mission plan, if it is determined that no conflict exists between operations of the first and second nodes as defined by the first and second mission plans;
wherein said manner is further defined in accordance with at least a selection of said at least one identity parameter comprising an IP address, a MAC address, a network/subnet, a TCP sequence or a port number from among said plurality of identity parameters.
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Abstract
Systems (100) and methods (1400) for enterprise mission management of a Computer Network (“CN”). The methods involve configuring CN to operate in accordance with a first Mission Plan (“MP”) specifying a manner in which an assigned value for a first IDentity Parameter (“IDP”) is to be dynamically modified by a first node of CN; detecting a trigger event which indicates that a new MP needs to be implemented within CN; obtaining a second MP that specifies a manner in which an assigned value for a second IDP is to be dynamically modified by a second node of CN; determining if any conflicts exist between operations of the second node defined by the second MP and operations of the first node defined by the first MP; and configuring operations of CN to further operate in accordance with the second MP if it is determined that no conflict exists.
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1. A method for enterprise mission management of a computer network in which node operations are dynamically configurable, the method comprising:
- configuring said computer network to behave in accordance with at least one first mission plan of a plurality of mission plans, said first mission plan specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one first identity parameter of a plurality of identity parameters contained in a data packet is to be dynamically modified by at least one first node of said computer network based on a first selected function, where the plurality of identity parameters uniquely identify hardware and software of at least one node of the plurality of nodes in said computer network;
detecting a first trigger event within said computer network which indicates that a new mission plan needs to be implemented within said computer network;
obtaining a second mission plan of the plurality of mission plans in response to said trigger event, the second mission plan different from the first mission plan and specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one second identity parameter of the plurality of identity parameters is to be dynamically modified by at least one second node of the computer network based on a second selected function;
determining if any conflicts exist between operations of the second node defined by the second mission plan and operations of the first node defined by the first mission plan; andconfiguring operations of said computer network to further behave in accordance with said second mission plan such that said manner as specified by the second mission plan is different than said manner specified by the first mission plan, if it is determined that no conflict exists between operations of the first and second nodes as defined by the first and second mission plans;
wherein said manner is further defined in accordance with at least a selection of said at least one identity parameter comprising an IP address, a MAC address, a network/subnet, a TCP sequence or a port number from among said plurality of identity parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- configuring said computer network to behave in accordance with at least one first mission plan of a plurality of mission plans, said first mission plan specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one first identity parameter of a plurality of identity parameters contained in a data packet is to be dynamically modified by at least one first node of said computer network based on a first selected function, where the plurality of identity parameters uniquely identify hardware and software of at least one node of the plurality of nodes in said computer network;
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13. A system, comprising:
- one or more processors operating to;
configure a computer network to behave in accordance with at least one first mission plan of a plurality of mission plans, said first mission plan specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one first identity parameter of a plurality of identity parameters contained in a data packet is to be dynamically modified by at least one first node of said computer network based on a first selected function, where the plurality of identity parameters uniquely identify hardware and software of at least one node of the plurality of nodes in said computer network;
detect a first trigger event within said computer network which indicates that a new mission plan needs to be implemented within said computer network;
obtain a second mission plan of the plurality of mission plans in response to said trigger event, the second mission plan different from the first mission plan and specifying a manner in which an assigned value for at least one second identity parameter of the plurality of identity parameters is to be dynamically modified by at least one second node of the computer network based on a second selected function;
determine if any conflicts exist between operations of the second node defined by the second mission plan and operations of the first node defined by the first mission plan; and
configure operations of said computer network to further behave in accordance with said second mission plan such that said manner as specified by the second mission plan is different than said manner specified by the first mission plan, if it is determined that no conflict exists between operations of the first and second nodes as defined by the first and second mission plans;
wherein said manner is further defined in accordance with at least one selection of said at least one identity parameter comprising an IP address, a MAC address, a network/subnet, a TCP sequence or a port number from among said plurality of identity parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- one or more processors operating to;
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