Apparatus, system, and method ordering and provisioning variable bandwidth capacity on a network
US9521041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13523
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for automatic purchasing, reserving and/or provisioning of a wavelength bandwidth block are disclosed. A user may access a web page, such as an interactive web-portal, to provide bandwidth data and corresponding ordering information for reserving a particular amount of bandwidth capacity on a telecommunications network. Subsequently, the customer's may access and the bandwidth blocks to increase/decrease and/or activate/deactivate portions of the reserved bandwidth capacity as needed.
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