Cisco Technology, Inc.

Atcom, Inc.

Kevin E Miller

Keith Olson

Peter Foster Van Horne

Keith A Lantz

Subhasri Dhesikan

John K Restrick, Jr

Scott Allen Henning

Rongxuan V Chen

Martin W Wu

Denise G Caballero-McCann

David Andrew Sauerhaft

Michael G Harttree

John K Restrick

David Sauerhaft

James M Stormes

A system and method for remotely connecting client computers to a communication network such as the Internet by way of a server system handling a plurality of client computers and having the capability of dynamically providing network connections to the client computers, separately billing usage time and tracking usage and preferably updating access software on the client computers.

Communications network connection system and method

A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.

System and method for implementing a mid-call policy in a RSVP environment

System and method for preserving bandwidth in a RSVP environment

A system and method for remotely connecting client computers to a communication network such as the Internet by way of a server system and dynamically providing network connections to the client computers, including changing static communications settings to dynamic settings.

Automatic static to dynamic IP address and DNS address management for remote communications network access

A system and method for remotely connecting client computers to a communication network such as the Internet by way of a server system handling a plurality of client computers and having the capability of dynamically providing network connections to the client computers, separately billing usage time and tracking usage and preferably updating access software on the client computers. A hot access port is provided for client system access in which a welcome signal is pushed from the server system to the access port. After a connection is made between the client system and the access port, the client system receives the welcome signal.

Active client to communications network connection apparatus and method

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Kevin E Miller