Patent ID: 7463595

Claim:
A method for adjusting a configuration state for a networked system, comprising: enabling networking communication for the networked system, the networked system being defined by a plurality of data exchange entities (DEEs), and each DEE capable of having a parameter setting, the plurality of DEEs being interpretative to enable the networked system to communicate over a network; monitoring each of the DEEs during communication over the network; storing performance metrics of each of the DEEs in a database in response to the monitoring of each of the DEEs; defining a set of rules and constraints for the operation of the networked system, the rules and constraints including limitations on adjustments to the parameter setting; analyzing the stored performance metrics stored in the database, the analyzing using the defined rules and constraints to determine possible adjustments to the parameter setting of each of the DEEs; determining whether the adjustment to one or more parameter settings of one or more of the plurality of DEEs is desired; and applying an adjustment to the parameter setting of at least one of the DEEs, the adjustment configured to define an adjusted configuration state for the networked system.