Method and apparatus for operating a telecommunication platform
US8275368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0087
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telecommunications platform having a plurality of communications links of which only a portion of the links are enabled for use through the activation of a first base license key, comprising: a licensing framework for activating an upgrade license key to enable additional ones of the plurality of links; and a traffic monitoring element for measuring the traffic level of the platform and for generating data related to the measured traffic level when it is determined that the measured traffic level is indicative that the number of links used is greater than that provided for by the base license key.
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