Patent ID: 6615218
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A database system, comprising:a data storage medium, for storing entries in the database system; an indexing structure that locates entries on the data storage medium; a storage mechanism that stores entries on the data storage medium; a dynamic entry, encoded on the data storage medium, that contains a description of dynamic behavior for at least one device on the network in order to implement a policy; an execution mechanism that, in response to the dynamic entry being stored on the data storage medium, creates a corresponding policy object in a policy storage area, wherein the policy object contains data and methods that command the at least one device to perform a set of actions to produce the dynamic behavior specified in the dynamic entry; and a topology server that is configured to maintain status information for active devices coupled to the network by continually monitoring the status of devices coupled to the network; wherein the execution mechanism is configured to monitor the at least one device on the network by communicating with the topology server; and wherein the execution mechanism is configured to send additional commands to the at least one device in order to implement the dynamic behavior for the at least one device on the network.