Bandwidth-on-demand remote office network apparatus and method
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1. A modem pooling control apparatus for automatically selecting a modem from among a number of modems according to a plurality of modem requirements defined by a user, the apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing a plurality of modem capability parameters associated with a plurality of different types of modems with different command sets;
selection means for automatically selecting, on the basis of the stored plurality of modem capability parameters, a selected modem from the plurality of modems, such that the selected modem meets the plurality of modem requirements defined by the user; and
means for interconnecting the selected modem with a remote modem.
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Abstract
A wide-area computer network system provides bandwidth based on network demand, throughput, and delay requirements, distribution of network load over multiple, parallel connections from the originating node to a destination node, a method of enabling efficient exchange of packet data routing information, modem pooling, an authentication procedure, and a virtual interface as a logical network interface for providing circuit switched connectivity, such as a connection between a host/application and a remote network.
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1. A modem pooling control apparatus for automatically selecting a modem from among a number of modems according to a plurality of modem requirements defined by a user, the apparatus comprising:
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storage means for storing a plurality of modem capability parameters associated with a plurality of different types of modems with different command sets; selection means for automatically selecting, on the basis of the stored plurality of modem capability parameters, a selected modem from the plurality of modems, such that the selected modem meets the plurality of modem requirements defined by the user; and means for interconnecting the selected modem with a remote modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17)
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7. A modem pooling control method for automatically selecting a modem from among a number of modems according to a plurality of modem requirements defined by a user, the method comprising steps of:
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storing, in a database, a plurality of modem capability parameters associated with a plurality of different modems with a plurality of command sets; automatically selecting, on the basis of the stored plurality of modem capability parameters, a selected modem from the plurality of modems, such that the selected modem meets the plurality of modem requirements defined by the user; and interconnecting the selected modem with a remote modem. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A modem pooling control method comprising the steps of:
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defining command strings needed for controlling a plurality of different types of modems; storing, in a database, a plurality of modem capability parameters associated with a plurality of modems comprising the plurality of different types of modems and requiring a plurality of command sets, such that said plurality of modem capability parameters are organized into a plurality of modem definition records, each said modem definition record comprising at least one modem entry, and each said modem entry comprising at least one capability entry; selecting, on the basis of the said plurality of modem capability parameters, a selected modem from the plurality of different types of modems; and interconnecting said selected modem with a remote modem. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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