Patent ReferencesHandoff-control technique for wireless ATM Utility-based multi-category quality-of-service negotiation in distributed systems Patent #: 6154778 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 09864766 filed on 05/23/2001US Classes:709/226, Network resource allocating709/203, Client/server709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING709/228, Session/connection parameter setting709/229, Network resources access controlling709/230, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING709/231, Computer-to-computer data streaming370/239, Using antijabber circuit370/328, Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations370/338, Contiguous regions interconnected by a local area network370/395.21, Based on traffic contract (including using setup messages, QoS, delay/bandwidth requirement)370/395.51, Utilizing a plurality of ATM networks (e.g., MPOA, SONET, or SDH)455/450, Channel allocation455/451, Hybrid allocation455/453, Load balancing370/331, Hand-off control370/236, Including signaling between network elements370/332, Based upon a particular signal quality measurement709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING718/102Process schedulingExaminersPrimary: Cardone, Jason D.Assistant: Phillips, Hassan Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 15/16G06F 15/173 H04Q 7/20 H04Q 7/00 AbstractThe present invention relates to a processing system and to pieces of software for one or more communication networks. Applications are provided with a platform and a network-independent framework for achieving cross-adaptability by providing components for QoS management in the communication network(s) by means of a component coordinator unit.Other References
Field of SearchClient/serverCOMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING Computer network monitoring Computer network access regulating Network resource allocating COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING Session/connection parameter setting Network resources access controlling COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING Computer-to-computer data streaming Using antijabber circuit Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations Contiguous regions interconnected by a local area network Channel allocation Hybrid allocation Dynamic allocation Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.) Load balancing | |