Abstract

(57) ABSTRACT A System and a method for communicating coalesced rule parameters in a distributed computing environment are described. A plurality of packet validation devices are com municatively interposed between network routing points within the distributed computing environment. The packet validation devices apply parameterized rules to transiting network packet traffic. A plurality of processing tree nodes are configured into a concast tree. In a lowermost layer of the concast tree, each processing tree node collects and coa lesces rule parameters from at least one packet validation device. In each Successive layer of the concast tree, each processing tree node collects and coalesce the rule param eters from at least one processing tree node in a next lower layer of the concast tree. A control center assembles the coalesced rule parameters from each packet validation device in an uppermost layer of the …

Date

2005

Authors

SA Schwab

Inventors

Stephen A Schwab

Patent_office

US

Patent_number

6920493

Application_number

09812841