Patent ID: 8819201
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a routing filter, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a new filter rule associated with a routing policy, wherein the new filter rule affects a configurable entry for the routing policy; creating, by the processor, a filter template in accordance with the new filter rule, wherein the creating comprises generating the filter template from an existing template with a modification to implement a change for the configurable entry, wherein the new filter rule comprises a list of network resources on which the filter template is applied and a request option to request only auditing of the list of network resources; identifying, by the processor, an affected interface; auditing, by the processor, the affected interface; reporting, by the processor, a trouble when the auditing of the affected interface is unsuccessful; generating, by the processor, a command in accordance with the filter template when the auditing of the affected interface is successful; and downloading, by the processor, filter content to a router using the command.