System and method for providing managed point to point services
US8161178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/2046
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Network services systems and methods are provided. A particular system includes an information store including connection information to initiate connections to content sources. The connection information includes an address and a connection rule associated with a video content source. The system includes an access engine to receive a request for an information stream output by the video content source from a user device. The system also includes a services engine to retrieve the connection rule from the information store and to initiate establishment of at least a portion of a point to point protocol communication link between the user device and the video content source in accordance with the connection rule. The system includes a metrics engine to track a metric associated with the point to point protocol communication link and to generate a billing record at least partially based upon the metric.
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