Dynamically changing point-to-point network communication system and method

A network communication system comprising:

• a path computation engine configured to form a point-to-point connection (“PTP connection”) between a first site and a second site, the PTP connection comprising an intermediate network device between the first and second sites, the PTP connection comprising a first link from the first site to the intermediate network device, the PTP connection comprising a second link from the intermediate network device;
• and
• a prediction engine configured to predict usage of the PTP connection;
• the path computation engine configured to dynamically change, as a function of the predicted usage, the PTP connection by changing one or more of the first link, the intermediate network device, and the second link.

A computer program product for use on a computer system for managing a point-to-point connection, the computer program product comprising a tangible, non-transient computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising:

• program code for providing a point-to-point connection (“PTP connection”) between a first site and a second site, the PTP connection comprising an intermediate network device between the first and second sites, the PTP connection comprising a first link from the first site to the intermediate network device, the PTP connection comprising a second link from the intermediate network device;
• program code for predicting usage of the PTP connection;
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• program code for dynamically changing, as a function of predicting usage, the PTP connection by changing one or more of the first link, the intermediate network device, and the second link.