SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A system for controlling network communications, said system comprising:
- memory configured to store instructions and data;
a network interface configured to enable communications over a first packet network, the first packet network owned by a first communications carrier;
a processing unit in communication with the network interface and the memory, the processing unit configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising;
communicating with a first set of network communications devices on the first packet network;
receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices on the first packet network;
initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices within a second packet network owned by a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network;
storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices within the second packet network;
determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and
controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the network performance information stored in the memory.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a computer-implemented method for controlling network communications. In one embodiment, the method executes instructions, using a processor, to perform operations comprising: communicating with a first set of network communications devices of a first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices of a second packet network of a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the stored network performance information.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling network communications, said system comprising:
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memory configured to store instructions and data; a network interface configured to enable communications over a first packet network, the first packet network owned by a first communications carrier; a processing unit in communication with the network interface and the memory, the processing unit configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising; communicating with a first set of network communications devices on the first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices on the first packet network; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices within a second packet network owned by a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices within the second packet network; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the network performance information stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for controlling network communications, said method configured to execute instructions, using a processor, to perform operations comprising:
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communicating with a first set of network communications devices of a first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices of the first packet network; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices within a second packet network owned by a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices within the second packet network; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the network performance information stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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