Patent ID: 9009317
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing resources of a network, the network comprising a plurality of network devices, the method comprising: receiving, at a network resource management agent, a resource allocation request sent from a first network device of the plurality of network devices, the request being for allocating network resources; locally determining at the first network device of the plurality of network devices, via at least one computer processor on the network resource management agent, whether to accept or deny the resource allocation request sent from the first network device based at least in part on a dynamic set of policy rules and on a classification of at least one of network elements and communication links, wherein the at least one network elements and communication links is identified based on the resource allocation request; and providing a determination, by the network resource management agent, of whether to accept or deny the resource allocation request to the first network device of the plurality of network devices, wherein the first network device of the plurality of network devices comprises the network resource management agent, and wherein the resource allocation request is a request for resources provided by a server remote from the first network device.