Automatically upgrading a license to reduce traffic interruptions within a network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer logic having instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing devices to

• analyze a communication path between modems at a first node and a second node of a communication system, wherein the modems support variable reach that is designated into a reach class that defines a maximum allowable transmission distance along the communication path,
• analyze a first license agreement having a first set of constraints regarding communication between the first and second nodes, and
• responsive to determining that the communication path is not allowable under the first set of constraints of the first license agreement, upgrade the first license agreement to a second license agreement having a second set of constraints that are less-restrictive than the first set of constraints regarding communication between the first and second nodes,
• wherein the first and second sets of constraints are related to at least the reach class.

A method comprising the steps of

• analyzing a communication path between modems at a first node and a second node of a communication system, wherein the modems support variable reach that is designated into a reach class that defines a maximum allowable transmission distance along the communication path,
• analyzing a first license agreement having a first set of constraints regarding communication between the first and second nodes, and
• responsive to determining that the communication path is not allowable under the first set of constraints of the first license agreement, upgrading the first license agreement to a second license agreement having a second set of constraints that are less-restrictive than the first set of constraints regarding communication between the first and second nodes,
• wherein the first and second sets of constraints are related to at least the reach class.