Mitel Networks Corporation

Nortel Networks Corporation

Rockstar Consortium US LP

Peter L Blatherwick

Thomas A Gray

Kenneth J Liang

Robert S Morley

Kris W Kramer

Kenneth M Orford

Sonya G Fullarton

Robert Star

Larry John David

William Allan

Robert Joly

Paul Provencal

Dariusz Otreba

John Albert

N Thomas Peiffer, Jr

Tom Quan

Dennis Deans

Hai Vu

Christian Liao

Carol A Mason

Mohamad Mezher Hamzeh

David Speirs

Thomas N Peiffer

Sonya Fullarton

Mohamad Mozher Hamzeh

One aspect of the specification is the use of a virtual entity to represent the bandwidth bottleneck point in a network. Areas of the network where bandwidth does not need to be managed can be modeled as zones. This model enables more flexibility as the virtual bottleneck point can represent a collection of components (e.g. routers), or a portion of a real component (e.g. a router could be represented by multiple virtual bottleneck points with different purposes.) This model can also allow a user to decide which points in their network should be managed, independent of the underlying data network infrastructure. These virtual entities can be placed between areas of the network, and configured with specific policies. Bandwidth usage across these virtual entities can be tracked and compared to the configured bandwidth limit available to the application at each bottleneck point. When the bandwidth available at the bottleneck point is fully utilized, additional calls can be blocked or rerouted. Policies can be applied to permit certain calls to proceed despite the fact that bandwidth is fully utilized, or to block certain calls when bandwidth usage is approaching the maximum level. Bandwidth management can be distributed or centralized with information shared throughout a distributed network.

Network traffic management

A packetised data network includes IP telephones (ITs) and a network intelligence (NI). All of the keys of each IT are 'soft' keys (i.e., they have no fixed function). The NI associates a configuration data structure with the IT which correlates the keys with functions, and, based on this, may control the display of the IT to indicate the current function of certain of the soft keys. Some of the functions are requests for data services at the telephone (e.g., video or programmed audio over the internet). When a user requests such a service with a key press, the NI sets up the service between the data source and the telephone. This may require associating a new configuration data structure with the keys of the IT. The IT user may activate multiple data services through the NI.

Telephony and data network services at a telephone

A method for configuring a network device includes connecting the device to a LAN that is connected to a WAN and detecting that the device has not been configured. Accessing within the device a pre-defined address of a configuration server located on the WAN and sending a configuration request for a service to the configuration server. The request includes a network identifier locating the device on the LAN. Receiving the request at the configuration server and preparing a configuration profile for the device. The configuration profile includes i) a service address for the device, and ii) a wide area network address for a service provider that will provide the service. The method also includes sending the profile to the device from the configuration server, and activating the profile in the device such that the device is configured to access the service via the service provider.

Configuration of IP telephony and other systems

This specification can provide resource allocation in peer-to-peer networks. This specification describes techniques whereby individual resources can in certain circumstances share their local views to create a network-wide view. The use of a performance manager facilitates this sharing. The sharing of fault information both access multiple devices and for a single device across restarts is also provided. A network-based aggregator for performance and fault analysis is also provided so that complex analysis algorithms can be provided centrally to assist network performance management.

Distributed network management

A method, system and apparatus for modulating an application associated with at least one of a first communication device and a second communication device is provided. Proximity between the first communication device and the second communication device is determined. The application associated with at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device is modulated based on the proximity.

Method, apparatus and system for modulating an application based on proximity

A system and method of associating at least two communication devices is provided. First information identifying a first communication device and second information identifying a second communication device is received via a link layer protocol over a data network. It is determined if the first communication device and the second communication device are co-located based on first link layer data associated with the first communication device and second link layer data associated with the second communication device. An association is triggered between the first information and the second information if the first communication device and the second communication device are determined to be co-located.

System and method for associating communication devices

A network intelligence provides stateless elemental device control to a plurality of network connected components. Selected ones of the network connected components may be associated with one another as an aggregate device and the state of each associated component may be maintained at the network intelligence in a logical model of the aggregate device. Service adapters in the network intelligence may represent this association of components to data network services as a single, multi-function device.

Service enabling technology

A computer program and computer-based system provide a user interface listing services associated with one or more access points or service providers. If a user selects a service associated with a first access point, the program, without further input from the user, connects with the access point, provides the access point with the user's password and user ID, if necessary, as well as access point specific network configuration parameters and launches the selected service. If the user then selects another service associated with the same access point, the program, without further input from the user, launches the other service. If the user selects a service associated with a second access point, if a second communication link is available, the program, without further input from the user, connects with the second access point, provides any necessary password, user ID and network configuration parameters to the access point and launches the service. If a second communication link is unavailable, the program queries the user as to whether the user would prefer to launch the service from the second access point, or maintain connection to the first access point. If the user wishes to launch the service from the second access point, without further input from the user, the program disconnects from the first access point, connects to the second access point and provides the second access point with any necessary password, user ID and network configuration parameters and launches the service from the second access point.

Method and system in a computer-based system for providing access to services associated with different access points

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