System and method for bandwidth selection in a communication network

• US 7,688,733 B1
• Filed: 08/04/2003
• Issued: 03/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Mirza, Nasir Mahmood
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham; Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elallam; Ahmed
• Application Number:
  US10/633,800
• Time in Patent Office: 2,430 Days
• Field of Search: 370/230.1, 370/235, 370/468, 709/226, 709/228, 709/229, 709/231, 709/233, 711/162
• US Class Current: 370/235
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS

Abstract

A communication control system for bandwidth selection in a communication network includes a display device, an input device, a communication interface configured to transfer a bandwidth selection command to the communication network, and a processing system. The processing system is configured to display a graphical bandwidth selection indicium on the display device. The graphical bandwidth selection indicium includes two or more bandwidth indicia. The processing system is further configured to receive a user input from the input device in response to the graphical bandwidth selection indicium. The user input selects a particular bandwidth indicium of the two or more bandwidth indicia. The processing system is further configured to translate the user input into the bandwidth selection command and transfer the bandwidth selection command to the communication interface. The user input generates bandwidth selection command for a communication session in the communication network.

Claims

1. A communication control system for bandwidth level selection in a communication network, the communication control system comprising:

a display device;

an input device;

a communication interface configured to transfer a bandwidth level selection command to the communication network; and

a processing system configured to display a graphical bandwidth level selection indicium and a bandwidth history, including previous bandwidth selections on the display device, with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium comprising two or more bandwidth level indicia, receive a user input from the input device in response to the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the user input selecting a particular bandwidth level indicium of the two or more bandwidth level indicia, translate the user input into the bandwidth level selection command, and transfer the bandwidth level selection command to the communication interface;

wherein the user input generates the bandwidth level selection command for a communication session in the communication network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch of the communication network, with the first bandwidth controller controlling a communication session bandwidth.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch and a second bandwidth controller associated with a second switch of the communication network, with the first and second bandwidth controllers controlling a communication session bandwidth.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session to a Storage Area Network (SAN).

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a one-click bandwidth level selection for the communication session.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a currently selected bandwidth level indicator on the display device, with the currently selected bandwidth level indicator graphically indicating a currently selected bandwidth level.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a bandwidth level history display as part of the bandwidth history on the display device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a service level agreement display on the display device.

10. A method for bandwidth level selection in a communication network, the method comprising:

displaying a graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium comprising two or more bandwidth level indicia;

displaying a bandwidth history, including previous bandwidth selections;

receiving a user input in response to the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium, with the user input selecting a particular bandwidth level indicium of the two or more bandwidth level indicia;

translating the user input into a bandwidth level selection command; and

transferring the bandwidth level selection command to the communication network;

wherein the user input generates the bandwidth level selection command for a communication session in the communication network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch of the communication network, with the first bandwidth controller controlling a communication session bandwidth.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the bandwidth level selection command is transferred to at least a first bandwidth controller associated with a first switch and a second bandwidth controller associated with a second switch of the communication network, with the first and second bandwidth controllers controlling a communication session bandwidth.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication session comprises a data mirroring session to a Storage Area Network (SAN).

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the user input comprises a one-click bandwidth level selection for the communication session.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a currently selected bandwidth level indicator on the display device, with the currently selected bandwidth level indicator graphically indicating a currently selected bandwidth level.

17. The method of claim 10, with the graphical bandwidth level selection indicium further comprising a currently selected bandwidth level indicator that graphically indicates a currently selected bandwidth level, and further comprising:

displaying a selected bandwidth level in the currently selected bandwidth level indicator corresponding to the user input.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a bandwidth level history display as part of the bandwidth history on the display device.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the processing system is further configured to generate a service level agreement display on the display device.