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Method and apparatus for quality of service management

US6047322A · kind A · utility

149Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateDec 29, 1997
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0888
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A novel method for a network of computers to improve quality of services using a combination of a bandwidth management tool in a firewall. The method includes the steps of providing a network directory services server providing network directory services to a plurality of network servers, each of the plurality of network servers coupled to one of the plurality of network quality of service devices, implementing a quality of service policy for the plurality of network quality of service devices on the network directory services server, and using the network directory services to provide configuration information for the plurality of network quality of service devices, in response to the quality of service policy.

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