Automatic enforcement of service-level agreements for providing services over a network
US7305431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/508
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention deals with the enforcement of Service Level Agreement for the services provided over a client-server network. The invention discloses a method, system and a program product for automatic enforcement of SLAs. This is achieved by automatic metering of requests for service and allocation of resources of the server based on the SLA, current available resources and the needs of the customer.
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