Patent ID: 6708187
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for selective database synchronization comprising:a central database storing configuration information for a plurality of edge devices in an organization, each edge device being associated with a network in the organization and configured to manage policies for the network; a subordinate database storing a portion of the configuration information associated with a particular edge device; and a central policy server in communication with the central database and the subordinate database, the central policy server including logic for: making a change to the portion of the configuration information associated with the particular edge device in the central database; creating a first log of the change; storing the first log of the change in the central database; receiving from a user a request to apply the change to the subordinate database; and creating, in response to the user request, a second log of the change for transferring the change in the second log to the particular edge device and updating the subordinate database.