Method for pricing network bandwidth services on a virtual private network
US7912732B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0283
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer method is disclosed for calculating an approximate cost of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS)-based virtual private network (VPN) services. The method computes a lower bound and an upper bound for the bandwidth used in an MPLS-based VPN. These are then combined to produce an estimate for the cost of the bandwidth.
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