Network bandwidth management system
AssigneeMagor Communications Corporation
InventorsPeter Musgrave, Philip Sparrow
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for managing bandwidth in a packet network carrying time sensitive data wherein sessions are established over virtual connections between respective pairs of endpoints. For at least some of the sessions, data representing local session bandwidth usage is sent over the network to a central server. The global bandwidth usage is monitored at the central server based on the local session bandwidth usage obtained from the data received from the endpoints. The central server sends messages to the endpoints to allocate bandwidth to the sessions in accordance with global bandwidth demands on the network.
Claims26
A method of managing bandwidth in a packet network carrying time sensitive data wherein sessions are established over virtual connections between respective pairs of endpoints, comprising:
- for at least some of said sessions, receiving data representing local session bandwidth usage over the network at a central server;
- computing global bandwidth usage data at said central server from the local session bandwidth usage data received from the endpoints;
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- said server sending messages to said endpoints to allocate bandwidth to said sessions in accordance with global bandwidth demands on the network.
A bandwidth manager for a packet network carrying time sensitive data wherein sessions are established over virtual connections between respective pairs of endpoints, comprising:
- a network interface for receiving data representing local session bandwidth usage over the network for at least some of said sessions;
- a processor configured to compute global bandwidth usage based on the local session bandwidth usage data from the endpoints;
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- said processor being configured to send messages to said endpoints to allocate bandwidth to said sessions in accordance with global bandwidth demands on the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.