METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ASSIGNING ACCESS CONNECTIONS
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a network access solution for connection to a destination device having a corresponding characteristic, comprising:
- periodically receiving updated network utilization information for network access solutions;
determining which of the network access solutions has a least number of connections to the destination device with said characteristic in response to the updated network utilization information; and
,selecting the network access solution having the least number of connections to the destination device with said characteristic.
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Abstract
A method and system for load balancing network access solutions, for example Provider Edger (PE) routers and network interface cards within said routers, based on characteristics of the destination device to which the assigned network access solutions connect. This enables a service provider to load balance access connections of a particular customer across a number of different network access solutions, based on who the customer is and where the customer is located. In addition, such a system can balance network access solutions based on capacity and utilization of the network access solutions.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a network access solution for connection to a destination device having a corresponding characteristic, comprising:
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periodically receiving updated network utilization information for network access solutions; determining which of the network access solutions has a least number of connections to the destination device with said characteristic in response to the updated network utilization information; and
,selecting the network access solution having the least number of connections to the destination device with said characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for assigning a network access solution to satisfy a connection request to a Customer Edge (CE) device having a corresponding characteristic comprising:
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a) a user interface for receiving a request from a user for a new connection to said CD device; b) a customer rules and assignments database subsystem for storing customer specific requirements; c) a network utilization information database subsystem updated periodically with network utilization and status information; and d) a decision engine for assigning the network access solution to the CE device which balances equalizing network utilization across potential network access solutions with minimizing a number of CE devices with said characteristic connected to each of said potential network access solutions by determining a number of CE devices already connected to each of the potential network access solutions in response to the customer specific requirements, and by determining which of the potential network access solutions has a least number of connections to the destination device with said characteristic in response to the customer rules updated network utilization and status information.
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5. A method of assigning a network access solution to satisfy a communication request to connect to a customer device comprising:
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a) evaluating a characteristic of said customer device; b) determining potential network access solutions to satisfy the request; c) determining which of the potential network access solutions have the least number of connections to a customer device with said characteristic; and d) assigning a network access solution with the least number of connections to a customer device with said characteristic to satisfy said request. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of assigning a Provider Edge (PE) port to satisfy a communication request to connect to a Customer Edge (CE) port comprising:
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a) evaluating a characteristic of said CE port; b) determining potential PE routers to satisfy the request; c) determining which of the potential PE routers have the least number of connections to a CE port with said characteristic; and d) assigning a PE port from the PE with the least number of connections to a CE port with said characteristic to satisfy said request. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for assigning a network access solution to satisfy a connection request to a Customer Edge (CE) device comprising:
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a) user interface for receiving a request from a user for a new connection to said CD device; b) a customer rules and assignments database subsystem; c) a network utilization information database subsystem; and d) a decision engine for executing a method of assigning a network access solution comprising; i. evaluating a characteristic of said CE device; ii. determining potential network access solutions to satisfy the request; iii. determining the number of CE devices with said characteristic which are already connected to each of said potential network access solutions; iv. determining the network utilization of each of said potential network access solutions; and v. assigning a network access solution to said CE device which balances equalizing the network utilization across the potential network access solutions with minimizing the number of CE devices with said characteristic connected to each of said potential network access solutions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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