Steven D Pettit

US Patent:

7855972, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

Feb 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/071228

Inventors:

Steven A. Pettit - Naperville IL, US
John Roese - Newmarket NH, US
Paula Jane Dunigan - Deerfield NH, US
James Richmond - Newfields NH, US

Assignee:

Enterasys Networks, Inc. - Andover MA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00
H04L 12/28
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370252, 370254, 370392

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and system for controlling usage of network resources on a communications network. The method comprising acts of: (a) creating one or more packet rules for analyzing packets received at one or more devices of the communications network, each rule including a condition and action to be taken if a packet received at a device satisfies the condition; and (b) creating one or more service abstractions associated with a user of the communication network, each service abstraction representing a named set of one or more of the packet rules. In some embodiments one or more role abstractions may be created, each role abstraction representing a role of a user with respect to the communications network, and each role abstraction including a set of one or more packet rules, and possibly one or more service abstractions.