SERVICE LEVEL NETWORK QUALITY OF SERVICE POLICY ENFORCEMENT
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one communications network;
a first endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network;
a second endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network;
a network monitor communicatively coupled with the communications network and monitoring traffic on the communications network between the first endpoint and the second endpoint; and
a policy enforcer communicatively coupled with the network monitor, wherein the policy enforcer applies one or more policies based the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the one or more policies defining a Quality of Service (QoS) for the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing service level, policy-based QoS enforcement on a network or networks. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise at least one communications network, a first endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network, and a second endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network and can monitor traffic on the communications network between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. A policy enforcer can be communicatively coupled with the network monitor. The policy enforcer can apply one or more policies based the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. The one or more policies can define a Quality of Service (QoS) for the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint and can apply the policies to affect the traffic between the endpoints to maintain the QoS defined by the one or more policies.
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28 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one communications network; a first endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network; a second endpoint communicatively coupled with the communications network; a network monitor communicatively coupled with the communications network and monitoring traffic on the communications network between the first endpoint and the second endpoint; and a policy enforcer communicatively coupled with the network monitor, wherein the policy enforcer applies one or more policies based the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the one or more policies defining a Quality of Service (QoS) for the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing service level, policy-based Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement on a network, the method comprising:
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monitoring traffic on the network between a first endpoint and a second endpoint; and applying one or more policies based the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the one or more policies defining the QoS for the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide service level, policy-based Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement on a network by:
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monitoring traffic on the network between a first endpoint and a second endpoint; and applying one or more policies based the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the one or more policies defining the QoS for the traffic between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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