System and method for remotely controlling network operators
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1. A method for controlling communications networks, comprising:
- communicating network performance information from a first communications network to a second communications network using first performance information packet (PIP) data packets;
determining optimal connection paths through the first communications network in response to the network performance information, the connection paths and network segments of the connection paths are rated to determine the optimal connection paths;
compiling global network performance information for a plurality of communications networks;
sharing the global network performance information among the plurality of communications networks;
controlling a network operator of the first communications network in response to instructions received from the second communications network, the instructions included in second PIP data packets;
changing a connection path during a communication to a connection path with a higher rating; and
combining the global network performance information with the network performance information for storage in the first communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling communications networks. Network performance information is gathered from a first communications network using performance information packet data packets. A network operator of the first communications network is controlled from a secondary communications network using the performance information packet data packets. Changes to the network operator are implemented based on instructions included in the performance information packet data packets.
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1. A method for controlling communications networks, comprising:
- communicating network performance information from a first communications network to a second communications network using first performance information packet (PIP) data packets;
determining optimal connection paths through the first communications network in response to the network performance information, the connection paths and network segments of the connection paths are rated to determine the optimal connection paths; compiling global network performance information for a plurality of communications networks; sharing the global network performance information among the plurality of communications networks; controlling a network operator of the first communications network in response to instructions received from the second communications network, the instructions included in second PIP data packets; changing a connection path during a communication to a connection path with a higher rating; and combining the global network performance information with the network performance information for storage in the first communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- communicating network performance information from a first communications network to a second communications network using first performance information packet (PIP) data packets;
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13. A communication system for managing network communications comprising:
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one or more network nodes of a first network, the one or more network nodes to insert network performance information about a first network in first PIP data packets; a processing system of a second network, the processing system to receive the network performance information about the first communications network from the first PIP data packets, determine optimal connection paths through the first communications network in response to the network performance information, the connection paths and network segments of the connection paths are rated to determine the optimal connection paths, compile global network performance information for a plurality of communications networks, share the global network performance among the plurality of communications networks, change a connection path during a communication to a connection path with a higher rating, and combine the global network performance information with the network performance information for storage in the first communications network, and control a network operator of the first communications network using second PIP data packets, the second PIP data packets including instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A network operator comprising:
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an input/output unit for sending and receiving communications; a processor to execute a set of instructions; a memory to store the set of instructions, the set of instructions are executed to control the network operator of the first communications network in response to instructions received from a second communications network, the instructions being generated in response to PIP data packets received by the second communications network from the first communications network, the set of instructions determine optimal connection paths through the first communications network in response to the network performance information, compile global network performance information for a plurality of communications networks, share the global network performance among the plurality of communications networks, the connection paths and network segments of the connection paths are rated to determine the optimal connection paths, change a connection path during a communication to a connection path with a higher rating, and combine the global network performance information with the network performance information for storage in the first communications network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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