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1. A system, comprising:
- a management platform; and
a first proxy configured to;
receive a request from a first subscriber of network services provided by the system, the request being intended for a second subscriber of network services provided the system, andforward control information associated with the request to the management platform;
wherein the management platform is configured to;
receive the control information associated with the request from the first proxy,identify requirements associated with communications between the first and second subscribers, andforward the requirements to the first proxy;
wherein the first proxy is further configured to;
receive the requirements from the management platform,process the request in accordance with the identified requirements, andforward message data associated with the processed request to a second proxy associated with the second subscriber.
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Abstract
A method, associated with a platform that includes a number of distributed proxies and a hub, includes receiving, at a first proxy, a communication from a first entity intended for a second entity and forwarding control information to the hub. The method may also include identifying parameters associated with communications between the first and second entities and forwarding the parameters to the first proxy. The method may further include processing, by the first proxy, the communication in accordance with the parameters, forwarding, by the proxy, the processed communication to a second proxy, and forwarding, by the second proxy, the processed communication to the second entity.
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21 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a management platform; and a first proxy configured to; receive a request from a first subscriber of network services provided by the system, the request being intended for a second subscriber of network services provided the system, and forward control information associated with the request to the management platform; wherein the management platform is configured to; receive the control information associated with the request from the first proxy, identify requirements associated with communications between the first and second subscribers, and forward the requirements to the first proxy; wherein the first proxy is further configured to; receive the requirements from the management platform, process the request in accordance with the identified requirements, and forward message data associated with the processed request to a second proxy associated with the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a platform comprising a plurality of distributed proxies and a hub, a method comprising:
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receiving, at a first proxy, a communication from a first entity intended for a second entity; forwarding control information associated with the communication from the first proxy to the hub; identifying, by the hub, parameters associated with communications between the first and second entities; forwarding the parameters to the first proxy; processing, by the first proxy, the communication in accordance with the parameters; forwarding, by the first proxy, the processed communication to a second proxy; and forwarding, by the second proxy, the processed communication to the second entity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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proxy means for receiving a communication from a first entity intended for a second entity and for forwarding control information associated with the communication to a hub means; hub means for receiving the control information and identifying requirements associated with communications between the first and second entities; means for processing, by the proxy means, the communication in accordance with the identified requirements; and means for forwarding, by the proxy means, message data associated with the processed communication to the second entity. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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