System and method for bandwidth selection in a communication network

1. A communication control system for bandwidth level selection in a communication network, the communication control system comprising:

a display device;

an input device;

a communication interface configured to transfer a bandwidth level selection command to the communication network; and

a processing system configured to display a graphical bandwidth level selection indicium and a bandwidth history, including previous bandwidth selections on the display device, with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium comprising two or more bandwidth level indicia, receive a user input from the input device in response to the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the user input selecting a particular bandwidth level indicium of the two or more bandwidth level indicia, translate the user input into the bandwidth level selection command, and transfer the bandwidth level selection command to the communication interface;

wherein the user input generates the bandwidth level selection command for a communication session in the communication network.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch of the communication network, with the first bandwidth controller controlling a communication session bandwidth.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch and a second bandwidth controller associated with a second switch of the communication network, with the first and second bandwidth controllers controlling a communication session bandwidth.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session to a Storage Area Network (SAN).

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises a one-click bandwidth level selection for the communication session.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a currently selected bandwidth level indicator on the display device, with the currently selected bandwidth level indicator graphically indicating a currently selected bandwidth level.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a bandwidth level history display as part of the bandwidth history on the display device.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a service level agreement display on the display device.

10. A method for bandwidth level selection in a communication network, the method comprising:

displaying a graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium comprising two or more bandwidth level indicia;

displaying a bandwidth history, including previous bandwidth selections;

receiving a user input in response to the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the user input selecting a particular bandwidth level indicium of the two or more bandwidth level indicia;

translating the user input into a bandwidth level selection command; and

transferring the bandwidth level selection command to the communication network;

wherein the user input generates the bandwidth level selection command for a communication session in the communication network.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch of the communication network, with the first bandwidth controller controlling a communication session bandwidth.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch and a second bandwidth controller associated with a second switch of the communication network, with the first and second bandwidth controllers controlling a communication session bandwidth.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session to a Storage Area Network (SAN).

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the user input comprises a one-click bandwidth level selection for the communication session.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a currently selected bandwidth level indicator on the display device, with the currently selected bandwidth level indicator graphically indicating a currently selected bandwidth level.

17. The method of claim 10 , with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium further comprising a currently selected bandwidth level indicator that graphically indicates a currently selected bandwidth level, and further comprising:

displaying a selected bandwidth level in the currently selected bandwidth level indicator corresponding to the user input.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a bandwidth level history display as part of the bandwidth history on the display device.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a service level agreement display on the display device.