Apparatus, system, and method for ordering and provisioning variable bandwidth capacity on a network
AssigneeLevel 3 Communications, LLC
InventorsKelly R. Crosby, Benjamin W. Garrard, Jeff King, Scott A. Nusz, Monisha Merchant
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatic purchasing, reserving and/or provisioning of a wavelength bandwidth block are disclosed. A user may access a web page, such as an interactive web-portal, to provide bandwidth data and corresponding ordering information for reserving a particular amount of bandwidth capacity on a telecommunications network. Subsequently, the customer's may access and the bandwidth blocks to increase/decrease and/or activate/deactivate portions of the reserved bandwidth capacity as needed.
Claims16
A system for providing bandwidth comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving input to reserve a maximum bandwidth capacity on a network;
- processing the input to generate a reservation for assigning a maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one line-side capacity port of a network node server;
- and
- assigning a percentage of the maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one of a plurality of tributary ports, wherein the network node server comprises the at least one line-side port and the plurality of tributary ports.
A nontransitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving input to reserve a maximum bandwidth capacity on a network;
- processing the input to generate a reservation for assigning a maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one line-side capacity port of a network node server;
- and
- assigning a percentage of the maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one of a plurality of tributary ports, wherein the network node server comprises the at least one line-side port and the plurality of tributary ports.
A method for reserving bandwidth comprising:
- receiving input to reserve a maximum bandwidth capacity on a network;
- processing the input to generate a reservation for assigning a maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one line-side capacity port of a network node server;
- and
- assigning a percentage of the maximum bandwidth capacity to at least one of a plurality of tributary ports, wherein the network node server comprises the at least one line-side port and the plurality of tributary ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.