Patent ID: 6393474
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A process for dynamic policy management in a network comprising the steps of:defining, in a management node, a policy rule for allocation of resources of a device in the network, the device having a behavior, and utilizing said resources according to the behavior; incorporating information in a packet, the information comprising 1) data, and 2) either code a reference to code or both; transmitting the packet through the network to the device on the network, the code in the packet being executed in the particular device either: a) unconditionally in response to being received at the device; or b) conditionally, in response to a process in the device that responds to the data in the packet; the code being executable by the device to detect events and to modify the behavior so that the allocation of resources of the device changes in response to said events according to the defined policy rule.