System and method for managing network communications
First Claim
1. A method for managing network communications, the method comprising:
- gathering network performance information from a communications network using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, wherein gathering network performance information from the communications network includes gathering network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network, and wherein the network performance information for each egress point is attached to an end of a performance information payload of the PIP data packets;
sending a PIP data packet to a network device causing network performance issues, wherein the PIP data packet gathers diagnostic data regarding the network performance issues;
sharing the network performance information among the plurality of communicating networks;
selecting a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering a best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information; and
establishing the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a computer implemented method for managing network communications. In one embodiment, the method includes gathering, using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, network performance information from a communications network that includes network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network. The method selects a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering the best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information. The method then establishes the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for managing network communications, the method comprising:
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gathering network performance information from a communications network using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, wherein gathering network performance information from the communications network includes gathering network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network, and wherein the network performance information for each egress point is attached to an end of a performance information payload of the PIP data packets; sending a PIP data packet to a network device causing network performance issues, wherein the PIP data packet gathers diagnostic data regarding the network performance issues; sharing the network performance information among the plurality of communicating networks; selecting a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering a best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information; and establishing the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A network management system comprising:
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a processor configured to execute a set of instructions; a memory configured to store the set of instructions that when executed using the processor performs operations comprising; gathering network performance information from a communications network using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, wherein gathering network performance information from the communications network includes gathering network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network, and wherein the network performance information for each egress point is attached to an end of a performance information payload of the PIP data packets; sending a PIP data packet to a network device causing network performance issues, wherein the PIP data packet gathers diagnostic data regarding the network performance issues; sharing the network performance information among the plurality of communicating networks; selecting a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering a best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information; and establishing the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for managing network communications, the computer executable instructions when executed causes one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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gathering network performance information from a communications network using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, wherein gathering network performance information from the communications network includes gathering network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network, and wherein the network performance information for each egress point is attached to an end of a performance information payload of the PIP data packets; sending a PIP data packet to a network device causing network performance issues, wherein the PIP data packet gathers diagnostic data regarding the network performance issues; sharing the network performance information among the plurality of communicating networks; selecting a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering a best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information; and establishing the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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