Network bandwidth control
First Claim
1. A system for controlling the bandwidth allocated to a network connection between two nodes and having a plurality of network elements located between the two nodes, comprising:
- a user interface for generating and sending, in response to a user selection, a dynamic bandwidth change request for said bandwidth allocated to said network connection;
a server for sending program code for said user interface over a communications network for generation of a display of said interface on a remote computer system of said user, and for receiving said bandwidth change request; and
a network control system in communication with said server, for generating control commands to dynamically control the configuration of the plurality of network elements in order to satisfy said dynamic bandwidth change request and sending said commands to said network elements.
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Abstract
A system for controlling the bandwidth allocated to a network connection between two nodes. The system receives a bandwidth change request, and generates and sends control commands to network switches of the connection in order to satisfy the change request. A bandwidth control interface, available over the Internet, has code for generating a display of bandwidths available for selection; code for receiving a bandwidth selection chosen from the bandwidths; and code for sending the change request to the network to adjust the bandwidth on the basis of the selection. The interface provides a bandwidth dial representation of the bandwidths that can be selected.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for controlling the bandwidth allocated to a network connection between two nodes and having a plurality of network elements located between the two nodes, comprising:
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a user interface for generating and sending, in response to a user selection, a dynamic bandwidth change request for said bandwidth allocated to said network connection; a server for sending program code for said user interface over a communications network for generation of a display of said interface on a remote computer system of said user, and for receiving said bandwidth change request; and a network control system in communication with said server, for generating control commands to dynamically control the configuration of the plurality of network elements in order to satisfy said dynamic bandwidth change request and sending said commands to said network elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling bandwidth allocated to a network connection between two nodes and having a plurality of network elements located between the two nodes, comprising:
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receiving a dynamic bandwidth change request for said bandwidth allocated to said network connection from a graphical user interface of a remote computer system over a communications network, the user interface configured to receive a user selection and generate said request in response; identifying two or more of the plurality of network elements located between the two nodes requiring a configuration change to satisfy said change request; and dynamically generating and sending a configuration change command to said two or more identified network elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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