Method and system for global communications network management
US6005926A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/7457
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for flexible and efficient routing of communications transmissions is disclosed. Service providers submit information comprising cost and service parameter data to a centralized server node. The server node evaluates the information and generates a rate-table database comprising efficient routing paths for connecting transmissions between any two locations in a communications switching network. The server may substantially optimize its rate-table database with respect to one or more parameters, such as price, network utilization, return traffic volumes, and others. Service requesters submit service requests to the centralized server node. The server node identifies efficient routes which meet the requesters' requirements and brokers sales of communication (or connect) time from the service providers to the service requesters. The telecommunications node may be programmed to dynamically monitor current volume and sell or buy communication bandwidth on the basis of the actual and predicted requirements for connect time. When a carrier wishes to establish communication via a route purchased through the global network, it passes supervision to a local telecommunicat…
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