PCMM APPLICATION MANAGER
First Claim
1. A method of allocating network assets for communication between first network endpoint and a second network endpoint, said method comprising:
- sending a session initiation invite to an application server for initiating a call flow between the network endpoints through the set of network assets, wherein the call flow is implemented by an application residing on an application server;
in response to the session initiation invite, sending a resource reservation message from the application server to an application manager, wherein the resource reservation message is provided via a first interface that employs a web services interface protocol;
from the application manager sending via a second interface a request to a policy server to allocate network assets for creating a call flow path connecting the network endpoints to establish a session, said second interface using a protocol that is different from the web services interface protocol.
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Abstract
A method of assigning network resources between network endpoints includes providing a session initiation request to an application manager. The application manager is logically and physically decoupled from an application server associated with the network endpoints. This request initiates communication between the network endpoints through the set of network resources. The communication employs an application residing on an application server. The method also includes providing a PCMM message from the application manager to a policy server as a result of the session initiation request. The PCMM message includes at least some information, for example QoS information, embedded in the session initiation request. The method further includes selecting, via the policy server, a set of network resources for creating a path connecting the network endpoints. The policy server selects the set of network assets based on the PCMM message, for example to set QoS for the communication between the two endpoints.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of allocating network assets for communication between first network endpoint and a second network endpoint, said method comprising:
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sending a session initiation invite to an application server for initiating a call flow between the network endpoints through the set of network assets, wherein the call flow is implemented by an application residing on an application server; in response to the session initiation invite, sending a resource reservation message from the application server to an application manager, wherein the resource reservation message is provided via a first interface that employs a web services interface protocol; from the application manager sending via a second interface a request to a policy server to allocate network assets for creating a call flow path connecting the network endpoints to establish a session, said second interface using a protocol that is different from the web services interface protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for allocating network assets for communication between first network endpoint and a second network endpoint, said system comprising:
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an application server for initiating communication between the network endpoints through the set of network assets by sending a resource reservation message in response to receiving a session initiation invite, wherein the communication is implemented by an application residing on an application server; and an application manager for receiving via a first interface the resource reservation message from the application server, and sending via a second interface a request to a policy server to allocate network assets for creating a call flow path connecting the network endpoints to establish a session, wherein said first interface employs a web service interface protocol and said second interface employs a protocol that is different from the web services interface protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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