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US 8,325,763 · App. 12/814,057 · Granted Dec 4, 2012

Aggregated unified communication bandwidth management system for control by human operator

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Patent No.
US 8,325,763
App. No.
12/814,057
Granted
Dec 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Unified Bandwidth Manager that functions as a high-level bandwidth manager to interface with and hierarchically manage a plurality of service-specific bandwidth reservation and session management systems under human operator control. The Unified Bandwidth Manager includes at least an aggregated network communication bandwidth management information display system that functions as a high-level information display system interfacing with a plurality of service-specific bandwidth reservation and session management systems so as to provide an integrated “view” of the enterprise networks operation is described. The system includes at least a display a user interface and one or more types of interfaces to a plurality of service-specific bandwidth managers. In an implementation, the system can include traffic modeling elements and be used as a component of a Unified Bandwidth Manager for unified communications.

Claims (24)

1. A system for bandwidth management in a communications network, the communication network having a plurality of network conditions and including connections with a plurality of service-specific bandwidth managers, the system comprising:

a high-level bandwidth manager comprising at least one user interface and using the at least one user interface to provide user operation to control a plurality of service-specific bandwidth managers;

a control interface to each of the service-specific bandwidth managers, each control interface providing an ability for the high-level bandwidth manager to control at least one aspect of the associated service-specific bandwidth managers, each service-specific bandwidth managers affecting at least one associated network condition; and

at least one observation reporting element associated with each of the service-specific bandwidth managers, each observation reporting element providing associated ongoing observation information to the high-level bandwidth manager, associated ongoing observation information responsive to at least one network condition affected by the associated service-specific bandwidth manager;

wherein the at least one element of outgoing control information is conveyed to at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers using the associated control interface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein an observation reporting element comprises an observation information interface to one service-specific bandwidth manager.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein an observation reporting element comprises a network monitor separate from the service-specific bandwidth managers.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the observation information interface includes a file.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the observation information interface includes an API.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the observation information interface includes a data stream.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control interface includes a file.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control interface includes an API.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control interface includes a data stream.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system utilizes a multi-service stochastic process blocking calculator to provide model information to a user of the high-level bandwidth manager.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a hierarchical structure for implementing at least one policy.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the system comprises a hierarchical structure for implementing at least one goal.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the admissions of Voice over IP calls.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the admissions of video conferencing calls.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the admissions of at least one of audio streaming sessions and video streaming sessions.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the admissions of server access sessions.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the admissions of database transactions.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the bandwidth allowed in admitted calls.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service-specific bandwidth managers controls the bandwidth allowed in admitted streaming sessions.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the high-level bandwidth manager reports at least one network condition with respect to at least one policy information and goal information.