Patent ID: 7987267
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a computer having a display device comprising a processor adapted by a program product to store attributes of a rule in a configuration database, and to create and store linking information between a security rule and a traffic management class, wherein attributes of a first rule comprises information that categorizes services comprising SIP, Net2Phone, and H.323 as being voice services that are sensitive to both delay and delay variations, and linking information that data flows associated with SIP, Net2Phone, and H.323 are a premium traffic management class of data flows, wherein attributes of an other rule comprises information that categorizes services comprising Citrix, PPTP, and TELNET as being time-sensitive data services, and linking information that data flows associated with Citrix, PPTP, and TELNET are a critical traffic management class of data flows.