Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of auditing communications traffic in a communications system comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of communications channels between said plurality of nodes, said method comprising the steps of: collecting network characteristics; changing a granularity of change in the number of idle slots to change said network characteristics; and repeating at predefined intervals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of auditing communications traffic in a communications system comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of communications channels between said plurality of nodes, said method comprising the steps of: collecting network characteristics; changing a granularity of change in the number of idle slots to change said network characteristics; and repeating at predefined intervals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said communication characteristics comprise a covert channel capacity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said granularity of change is based on communication load of said communication system.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of auditing communications traffic in a communications system comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of communications channels between said plurality of nodes, said method comprising the steps of: collecting network characteristics; and repeating at predefined intervals, wherein said communication system further comprises a trusted computing base (TCB).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of auditing communications traffic in a communications system comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of communications channels between said plurality of nodes, said method comprising the steps of: collecting network characteristics; and repeating at predefined intervals, wherein said communication system further comprises a trusted computing base (TCB).
Claim 7
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of controlling a communication system comprising a plurality of communication channels, said method comprising: using a threshold to specify a "baseline" range of said communication system; monitoring said threshold to detect said communication system falling outside of said "baseline" range; using a parameter to change said communication system's characteristic.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of controlling a communication system comprising a plurality of communication channels, said method comprising: using a threshold to specify a "baseline" range of said communication system; monitoring said threshold to detect said communication system falling outside of said "baseline" range; using a parameter to change said communication system's characteristic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said threshold comes from a fault dictionary.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said threshold comprises a communication system load.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said threshold is based on V (volume), F (frequency), N (nature), O (order), and L (length) of communication.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of controlling V, F, O, N and L parameters.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said communication system's characteristic is a channel capacity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said channel capacity comprises a covert channel capacity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 wherein a communication on said plurality of communication channels comprises transmission slots during which a packet can be transmitted or received.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said slots comprise active slots and idle slots.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said parameter is a granularity of change in the number of idle slots.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said communication system further comprises a trusted computing base (TCB).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said step of changing said parameter comprises the steps of: sending a request to change the value of said parameter to said TCB; changing said parameter to a new value when said TCB approves the new value.